By Delayna Earley
The Island News
A tractor trailer overturned on Sunday evening, July 7, blocking the causeway entering and exiting Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
The single vehicle accident occurred just after 7:30 p.m. according to Deputy Chief Matt Bowsher with the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department.
The driver was the only occupant of the tractor trailer and was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital to receive medical care for injuries sustained in the accident.
It is unknown at this time what caused the accident or what the tractor trailer was carrying.
Parris Island Fire and Emergency Services responded to the scene and the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department assisted, according to Bowsher.
According to a Facebook post made by Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, crews worked through the night to clear the wreck and open reopen the causeway.
Calls made to the Parris Island Fire Rescue were not immediately returned.
Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
