Colleton County Fire-Rescue
11/17/2009
Stations 1, 26 and 27
responded to a tractor trailer MVC on I-95 at the 60 mile marker
southbound at 0814, Tuesday 17-November. A southbound refrigerator
tractor trailer struck another southbound tractor trailer in the rear,
causing the driver to lose control and veer off the right hand shoulder.
The truck crossed a ditch and drove into a wooded area, uprooting
several large pine trees. The driver of the truck was possibly ejected.
Firefighter-Paramedics found the man lying beside the truck in a pile of
debris. He was semi-conscious, suffering from multiple trauma injuries.
A second victim was trapped in the cab. She had non-life threatening
injuries. A medical helicopter was requested, which brought Omniflight-Charleston
to the scene. Firefighters used chain saws
to cut a path through the woods to reach the cab and the patients. They
were immobilized on long spine boards and carried out of the woods.
Traffic on I-95 was stopped for 15 minutes to allow Omniflight to land
on the highway. The male patient was quickly loaded and flown the Trauma
Center at MUSC in Charleston. |
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Engine 26, Rescue 1, Medic 26, Medic 27, Battalion 1, Truck 16 and Truck 111 responded. Asst. Chief David Greene served as Incident Commander.
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