From staff reports
Early Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, the Burton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS responded to a vehicle collision on the Broad River Bridge that resulted in lane closures but no injuries.
Just before 1 a.m., emergency crews responded to a reported vehicle collision on the Broad River Bridge. Initial reports stated that a single vehicle had rolled over.
Burton firefighters arrived to find a passenger vehicle on its roof with the male driver already outside. The driver stated he was wearing his seatbelt, was uninjured, and refused medical attention.
Both lanes of the Broad River Bridge heading toward Bluffton were closed for longer than an hour while emergency crews worked to secure roadway hazards.
This is the eighth vehicle collision, six of which resulted in injuries, on the Broad River Bridge for the Burton Fire District this year, and the eighth time Burton fire crews have assisted occupants in a vehicle that had rolled over.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.
