Man dies after being hit by semi-truck in Hilton Head parking lot
Update: A towing company based in Rincon, Georgia, said the person killed was a wrecker operator who was struck and killed by a truck he had just finished helping off a curb. Read the updated story here.
A pedestrian in the parking lot of a Hilton Head Island supermarket was struck and killed by a semi-truck Thursday afternoon, officials say.
The unidentified pedestrian was pronounced dead in the parking lot of the island’s north-end Harris Teeter after being hit by the International semi-truck around 2:45 p.m., according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Staff at the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office had not released the name of the deceased pedestrian as of Friday morning.
The exact circumstances of the collision were unknown, and it was unclear whether the truck driver would face criminal charges. The SCHP investigation was ongoing.
Thursday’s incident was the 16th known traffic fatality in Beaufort County so far this year and the fourth pedestrian death.
This story was originally published September 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM.
