5 hospitalized after 5 Burton area crashes this weekend

Five Burton area crashes over the weekend injured five people and a deer. One of the vehicles disappeared.

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday there was a single-vehicle accident on Trask Parkway near Detour Road in Seabrook, according to a Burton Fire District news release. The car rolled over several times and all three people in the car were taken to a hospital. One person was ejected about 50 feet from the car and suffered “potentially life-threatening injuries,” according to the release.

A short time later, around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, a two-vehicle crash hit the intersection of Seabrook Road and Detour Road, according to the release. One of the drivers was transported to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.

Earlier on Friday, around 8:30 a.m., there was a two-vehicle accident at Trask Parkway and Poppy Hill Circle that sent one person to the hospital, according to the release. The person’s injuries appeared to be non-life threatening.

Another driver was uninjured after a collision with a deer shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday at the intersection of Parris Island Gateway and Robert Smalls Parkway, according to the release.

Finally, a car reportedly crashed into a ditch just past 1 a.m. on Sunday at Detour Road and Seabrook Center Road, according to the release. When firefighters arrived, they found the tire tracks that led into the ditch, but the vehicle was gone.

This story was originally published May 21, 2017 at 11:19 AM with the headline "5 hospitalized after 5 Burton area crashes this weekend."