A Summerville woman was killed, and two others injured, in a two vehicle head-on collision on Cottageville Hwy. (US Hwy 17-A) east of the Town of Cottageville Tuesday evening February 6. 9-1-1 received several reports of the accident. Fire-Rescue Units arrived to find the highway blocked. A Lincoln with heavy damage was blocking the southbound lane and a Safelite cargo van was overturned on the northbound shoulder. The driver of the Lincoln was deceased and trapped in the wreckage. A female passenger in the Lincoln was able to escape from the car with non-life-threatening injuries. The adult male driver of the van was also able to exit his vehicle and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Two Fire-Rescue ambulances responded, while crews treated both injured parties at the scene. Cottageville Hwy was closed for 3-1/2 hours. Sheriff Deputies rerouted traffic while the SC Highway Patrol investigated the accident. Firefighters used rescue tools to extricate the driver of the Lincoln was transported by the Coroner’s Office. Fire-Rescue Medic transported the passenger from the Lincoln to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center. The driver of the van was sent to Colleton Medical Center.
