21/March/2016 – MVC with entrapment – “B” Shift

Incident # 16-01722 – At 11:13 a three vehicle accident was reported in the 6300 block of Charleston Hwy (SC Hwy 64) Monday 21-March. All vehicles were traveling east bound, when a loaded tractor trailer rear ended a full sized van, pushing it into a pickup truck that had stopped to turn left. The tractor trailer attempted to avoid the collision, but struck the rear corner of the van, before going into the ditch and overturning. The load of wood chips was spilled. All three drivers received non-life threatening injuries. The truck driver was not able to exit his vehicle. Firefighter-Paramedics were able to safely remove the windshield and extricate the driver through that space. He and the driver of the van was transported to Colleton Medical Center. The pickup truck driver did not require ambulance transportation. Traffic on Charleston Hwy was blocked for a short period and down to one lane for nearly an hour. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.  

Engine 2, Engine 6, Engine 24, Rescue 1, Medic 6, Medic 19 and Battalion 1 responded. Battalion Chief-Fire Marshal Richard Sheffield served as Incident Commander.