An 8 yr old girl tragically died from injuries received in a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Jefferies Hwy (US Hwy 15) and Pleasant Grove Road Saturday evening28-September at 23:01. Five other people were also injured, two seriously. A southbound Chevrolet Suburban and a westbound Chevrolet Pickup Truck collided at the intersection. Both vehicles received heavy damage and overturned. All occupants of the Suburban were restrained, but one side of the vehicle was torn off resulting in multiple injuries to the child. Other occupants of the SUV performed CPR on the girl until Firefighter-Paramedics arrived. Four Fire-Rescue ambulances responded to the scene. No medical helicopter could fly due to thunderstorms in the area. The 8 year old was transported emergent to Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro in Fire-Rescue Medic 19. The male driver of the pickup truck was transported emergent to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. A 10 yr old girl who also received multiple life threatening injuries, was transported emergent in Fire-Rescue Medic 26 to the Shawn Jenkins Children’s Trauma Center at MUSC. The remaining three patients were transported to Colleton Medical Center. Traffic in the area was detoured for over four hours while the SC Hwy Patrol investigated the collision. MAIT responded to the scene. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office assisted with traffic control.
