27/December/2012 – MVC with Air Evacuation – “A” Shift

Incident # 12-07051 - Three men were injured in a high speed rollover accident in the 14800 block of Bells Highway Thursday evening 27-December at 20:38. The east bound car left the roadway near a curve, rolled over multiple times before coming to rest on its roof at the wood line. All of the occupants suffered multiple traumatic injuries and one suffered a head injury. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived within minutes and began treating the injured men. Medic 18 requested a second ambulance and a medical helicopter. Two of the men were transported to Colleton Medical Center by Medic 26 with non-life threatening injuries. The third man was transported to a field at Bells Elementary School to meet with LifeNet 3. He was transferred to the Flight Crew, then flown to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

Engine 18, Rescue 1, Medic 18, Medic 26 and Battalion 1 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.