Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident. It occurred in the 1800 block of Saint Matthews Road near Swansea at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

According to Fisher, Mr. Arbie Dewayne “Wayne” Taylor, 48, of Gaston was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained in the accident. The southbound vehicle, in which Taylor was a passenger, left the right side of the road, struck a culvert, and collided with a tree. Taylor was not wearing a seatbelt when the incident occurred. The driver and another passenger of the vehicle were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.