Crime & Public Safety

2 lanes of US 278 reopened to traffic after Bluffton crash

Traffic cameras show the scene of a crash on Hwy. 278 at Bluffton Road around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Traffic cameras show the scene of a crash on Hwy. 278 at Bluffton Road around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Beaufort County Traffic Management.

Traffic is moving again after an accident on U.S. 278 in Bluffton temporarily blocked two lanes of westbound traffic Thursday afternoon.

The crash near the Bluffton Road intersection blocked the left and center lanes around 4:30 p.m. while the scene was cleared, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office alert. The vehicles involved were moved to the grass median just before 4:45 p.m.

This story will be updated.

Joan McDonough: 843-706-8125, @IPBG_Joan

This story was originally published June 29, 2017 at 4:46 PM with the headline "2 lanes of US 278 reopened to traffic after Bluffton crash."

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