Incident # 20-08772 - Two adult males received life threatening injuries after the pickup truck they were in left the roadway at a high rate of speed, went down an embankment and overturned. The accident occurred on I-95 near the 39 mile marker northbound at approximately 01:10 22-December. Initial callers to 9-1-1 reported the accident at the 40 mile marker in Colleton County. Two Fire-Rescue Ambulances were assigned to the incident. The first arriving unit advised the incident was actually in Hampton County. Their agencies were also notified. Both men were unrestrained and appeared to have been ejected from the truck after it struck several trees. Firefighter-Paramedics requested two medical helicopters, Due to long ETAs for the helicopters, the patients were quickly treated at the scene, immobilized and transported emergent in Fire-Rescue Medic 1 and Medic 13 to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center. One man required advanced airway maneuvers to improve his breathing. C.A.R.E. Flight flew one patient and LifeNet 3 flew the second man. Both were taken to the Trauma Center at MUSC. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the MVC.
Engine 1, Medic 1, Medic 13, Rescue 1, Battalion 1, Car 112 and Car 118 responded.
