Columbia man killed in accident at ATV park in South Carolina, coroner says
A South Carolina man was killed over the weekend when he was involved in a crash at an ATV park, according to the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office.
Miguel Meza, a 33-year-old Columbia resident, is the man who died in what Coroner Chris Hill called an accident.
The crash happened Oct. 4 at Carolina Adventure World, Hill said in a news release.
Meza was driving an ATV on a dirt bike trail when the vehicle crashed, according to the release. Further information about the wreck was not available.
Meza was taken from the ATV park by EMS then airlifted by helicopter to Prisma Health Richland hospital where he died from the injuries he suffered in the crash, the coroner’s office said.
No other injuries were reported.
The crash continues to be investigated by the coroner’s office. An autopsy has been scheduled to be performed in Newberry to determine a cause of death, Hill said.
Carolina Adventure World calls itself the “Southeast’s largest outdoor playground,” with more than 120 miles of off-road ATV, UTV and dirt bike trails. It’s in Winnsboro, about 40 miles north of Columbia.
This is not the first death reported at Carolina Adventure World.
In July 2022, 35-year-old Charlotte man died at the Midlands ATV park after the vehicle he was riding flipped over and landed on him, the coroner’s office said.
In February 2022, two South Carolina men were killed in a crash. A 32-year-old from Little River was driving an ATV with a 46-year-old from Longs on board as a passenger when they lost control and the ATV crashed through a gate and went down a 30-foot embankment, the coroner’s office said.
The ATV rolled over numerous times, ejecting both men who died at the scene, according to the coroner’s office.
In August 2021, a 22-year-old Charlotte man was a passenger on an ATV and died after he was thrown from the vehicle after the driver lost control, the coroner’s office said.
Another death was reported in 2020, when a 23-year-old Charlotte man was killed in collision. He was pinned under a vehicle after it flipped at the Midlands ATV park.
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This story was originally published October 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM with the headline "Columbia man killed in accident at ATV park in South Carolina, coroner says."
