UNION COUNTY, S.C. —

Union County High School has released a statement after a member of the girl's basketball team was killed in a crash Sunday night .

Skyy Edwards, 16, of Carlisle, died after her car went off the road on Highway 72, hit an embankment and overturned, according to authorities.

Union County High School said Edwards was a junior and a member of the girls' basketball team.

The school posted the following statement on Facebook:

"It is with profound sorrow that we share the tragic news of the passing of 11th-grade student Skyy Edwards, who lost her life in a car crash last night.

"Skyy was a beloved member of our girls' basketball team and a kind, quiet, and well-mannered young woman whose gentle spirit and warmth made a lasting impact on everyone she encountered. Her

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