Incident # 23-00812 - An adult male on a bicycle collided with a passenger car at the intersection of Robertson Blvd and Francis Street Tuesday evening 31-January at 19:10. The man received a head injury during the collision. Several bystanders stopped to render aid and block the traffic to keep another car from hitting the man who was lying in the middle of the dark roadway. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived and treated the man at the scene. He was immobilized, then transported emergent to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Additional Firefighter-Paramedics assisted in the ambulance to assist with his care. The Walterboro Police Dept. is investigating the accident. The three occupants of the sedan were not injured.
Engine 19, WFD, Medic 19, Battalion 1, Car 111 and Car 112 responded. Lt. Shane Weber served as Incident Commander.
