Incident # 24-08173 - A single vehicle accident sent two men to a Trauma Center Monday evening 14-Oct at 18:33. The incident occurred on Interstate 95 near the 52 mile marker southbound, when a single unit moving van suddenly left the roadway and struck several trees on the right shoulder. The box style truck received heavy damage in the collision, with the front of the box being ripped open ejecting the full load of furniture and household goods. The truck rolled over on its side and caught fire. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived minutes later to find the cab of the truck fully involved in fire. Part of the load and the surrounding woods were also on fire. Engine 1 requested one additional station, a second Fire-Rescue Ambulance and a medical helicopter. The two occupants of the truck received critical, life threatening injuries. Witnesses to the accident advised the men were ejected from the truck during the collision. Crews began treating the injured and deployed multiple handlines and a deck gun to bring the fire under control. Southbound traffic on I-95 was stopped to establish a landing zone for the helicopter. CARE Flight responded to the scene and landed on I-95 just south of the accident. The more seriously injured man was transferred to the Flight Crew, then flown to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. The second man was transported emergent in Fire-Rescue Medic 26 to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center. The Sheriff's Office rerouted traffic for an hour and Walterboro Police closed the SB entrance ramp at Sniders Hwy. (SC Hwy 63). The SC Hwy Patrol is investigating the crash.
