Incident # 24-03949 - An truck driver was killed in a single vehicle MVC on I-95 at the McLeod Road overpass Wednesday morning 22-May. 9-1-1 received one report of the accident at 06:35. The Mack truck had been traveling southbound when it left the roadway at a high rate of speed. The truck drove down an embankment, entered the wooded median and struck several trees, flipping over several times. The vehicle received extensive damage. The male driver suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was trapped in the crushed cab. The truck was covered in fallen trees and was difficult to see from the roadway. It is possible it had been there for some time. Firefighter-Paramedics stabilized the truck and used chainsaws to remove several trees to gain access to the cab. Crews deployed Holmatro Rescue Tools to perform an extended extrication of the driver. Southbound traffic was rerouted to Exit 62 to bypass the collision. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Fire-Rescue units were on the scene for 3-1/2 hours.
Engine 26, Medic 26, Rescue 1, Battalion 1, Car 105 and Car 118 responded. Captain Brian Rowe served as Incident Commander.
