Man, 69, killed in single-vehicle crash in Warren County

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A 69-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Warren County, Ohio, early on Thursday morning.

Ohio State Highway Patrol was notified at about 4:30 a.m. on October 29 about a serious crash on U.S. 42, south of Middletown Road in Wayne Township, according to a news release.

Michael McClellan was driving south in a 2021 Ford EcoSport when the vehicle travelled off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned, the patrol said.

McClellan was taken to Atrium Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The crash remains under investigation by the highway patrol, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported, citing the patrol news release.

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