Beaufort News

2-car Burton crash ends in ditch; 1 taken to hospital

A two-car accident on Robert Smalls Parkway in Burton left one car in a ditch and another partially off the road around 5 p.m. Wednesday.
A two-car accident on Robert Smalls Parkway in Burton left one car in a ditch and another partially off the road around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Burton Fire District

A two-car accident on Robert Smalls Parkway in Burton left one car in a ditch and another partially off the road around 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The crash, about half a mile from the Savannah Highway intersection, sent one person to the hospital, according to a Burton Fire District news release. The person was “treated for minor injuries and transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.”

Two lanes were shut down for about 20 minutes while the scene was cleared, according to the release.

Joan McDonough: 843-706-8125, @IPBG_Joan

This story was originally published June 14, 2017 at 6:53 PM with the headline "2-car Burton crash ends in ditch; 1 taken to hospital."

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