Incident # 21-01439 - Two people were seriously injured and one was trapped in a two vehicle MVC on Sniders Hwy (SC Hwy 63) at Hendersonville Hwy. (US Hwy. 21) Saturday afternoon 27-February at 16:22. A Lexus sedan pulled in front of a north bound pickup causing the vehicles to collide in the intersection. The front seat female passenger in the Lexus was trapped in the car. Fire-Rescue units stationed two blocks away arrived within minutes and began treating the injured. Firefighter-Paramedics used Holmatro Rescue Tools to remove the front door to extricate the woman. She and the male driver of the pickup truck were transported to Colleton Medical Center. The driver of the Lexus was not injured. The driver of the pickup truck was later transferred to the Trauma Center at MUSC. The Walterboro Police Dept is investigating the crash.
Rescue 1, Medic 1, Battalion 1, Car 112, Car 118, WFD Engine 1 and Engine 2 responded. Battalion Chief Chris Jones served as Incident Commander.
