From staff reports
Late Friday afternoon, Aug. 1, the Burton Fire District, the Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, and the Port Royal Police Department responded to a vehicle collision on Savannah Highway which resulted in injuries and a trapped occupant being rescued.
According to a media release from the Burton Fire District, just past 5 p.m., emergency crews responded to a reported two-vehicle collision on Savannah Highway in Burton with reports of a vehicle striking a building and one driver appearing slumped over the wheel.
Firefighters arrived on scene to a two-vehicle collision between a passenger vehicle and a pickup truck, with the pickup truck subsequently colliding with a building and the driver of the passenger vehicle trapped inside.
Firefighters rescued the trapped driver who was stabilized on scene by Beaufort County EMS and transported with potentially critical injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was also transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A worker inside the building, who was only feet from where the pickup truck struck the building, sustained minor injuries but was not transported.
Traffic on Savannah Highway was delayed for more than an hour while emergency crews assisted the trapped and injured, and removed roadway hazards.
