Crime & Public Safety

Two airlifted after fiery head-on crash in Jasper County Sunday, officials say

Two people were airlifted for emergency medical care Sunday morning after a head-on crash near Hardeeville, Jasper County Rescue Fire District Lt. Garrett Lucas said.

The fire department responded to the scene at Plantation Drive and Jenkins Avenue about 9:53 a.m., Lucas said.

He said both vehicles caught fire and one person was trapped and had to be extricated.

The City of Hardeeville Fire District assisted with the call.

No other information was immediately available Sunday afternoon, including which medical facility the two people were taken to.

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Teresa Moss
The Island Packet
Teresa Moss is a crime and public safety reporter for The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette. She has worked as a journalist for 16 years for newspapers in Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.
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