Bluffton 2-vehicle crash on U.S. 278 cleared, lanes toward Hilton Head open

Lanes were reopened to daily and pre-Thanksgiving traffic about 30 minutes after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 278 in Bluffton.

The crash occurred about 2:45 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Fording Island Road near Simmonsville Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol’s real-time traffic information.

Both vehicles were towed by about 3:15 p.m., and emergency vehicles were gone by 3:20 p.m., Beaufort County traffic cameras showed. The right eastbound lane of U.S. 278 was temporarily blocked by a fire truck just before Simmonsville Road.

Bluffton Township Fire District spokesman Capt. Randy Hunter said the crash resulted in minor injuries.

This story was originally published November 22, 2017 at 3:16 PM with the headline "Bluffton 2-vehicle crash on U.S. 278 cleared, lanes toward Hilton Head open."