Colleton County Fire-Rescue

3/28/2010

Stations 9, 19 and 26 responded to a two car MVC on Round O Road at the intersection of Freeman Lane at 10:49 AM Sunday morning 28-March. Three people were injured in the head-on collision when one car turned into the path of a southbound vehicle. Initial callers to 9-1-1 reported one person was trapped, however the first arriving unit found no one to be entrapped. Medic 9 transported two patients, while Medic 26 transported one patient to Colleton Medical Center. None of the injuries were life threatening. Traffic on the busy road was stopped for about 30 minutes while emergency crews treated the injured and then intermittently for another 30 minutes while wreckers removed the damaged vehicles. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

Engine 9, Engine 19, Rescue 1, Medic 9, Medic 26 and Battalion 1 responded. Firefighter Ray Delonge served as Incident Commander.