Deputy Clint Frazier killed in car accident while on patrol.

A Union County deputy was killed in a car accident Wednesday night.

Deputy Clint Frazier was on duty when he crashed around 9 p.m. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, his patrol car left the road, struck an embankment and flipped.

Frazier was headed west on Highway 178 near Myrtle, Mississippi.

Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.