Incident # 25-07202 - An adult female sadly perished in a head-on collision on Lowcountry Hwy. (US Hwy 21) near Catkin Ln approx. 1-1/2 miles north of I-95 Saturday morning 13-Sept. at 04:18. A southbound Dodge pickup truck crossed into the northbound lane and struck a tractor trailer head-on. The semi-truck drove off of the right shoulder attempting to avoid the crash. The truck driver suffered non-life threatening injuries. The pickup truck driver was unrestrained and heavily entrapped in the wreckage. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later and found the entire highway blocked. Crews requested a second Fire-Rescue ambulance to respond. Firefighter-Paramedics used multiple Holmatro Pentheon Rescue Tools to extricate the pickup truck driver. She received multiple traumatic injuries. The truck driver was transported to HCA Colleton Hospital in Walterboro by Fire-Rescue Medic 18. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. The Colleton County Coroner's Office also responded. Lowcountry Hwy. in the area of the accident was closed for approximately three hours.
Engine 1, Medic 13, Medic 18, Rescue 1, Battalion 1 and Car 111 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.
