Traffic

All lanes reopened on Fording Island Road after crash near Bluffton outlets injured 1

Update: The crash was cleared at 3:43 p.m.

A crash on Fording Island Road blocked all eastbound lanes on Bluffton’s largest thoroughfare Friday afternoon, according to a news release from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash happened at the Sawmill Creek Road intersection near the Tanger 1 Outlets.

It happened around 2:50 p.m. on Friday, and involved a minivan and a pickup truck, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Maj. Bob Bromage.

At least one person was injured and others are being evaluated for injuries, Bromage said.

A crash on Fording Island and Sawmill Creek Roads in Bluffton.
A crash on Fording Island and Sawmill Creek Roads in Bluffton. Beaufort County traffic cameras

This story was originally published August 7, 2020 at 3:26 PM.

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Katherine Kokal graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Island Packet newsroom in 2018. Before moving to the Lowcountry, she worked as an interviewer and translator at a nonprofit in Barcelona and at two NPR member stations. At The Island Packet, Katherine covers Hilton Head Island’s government, environment, development, beaches and the all-important Loggerhead Sea Turtle. She has earned South Carolina Press Association Awards for in-depth reporting, government beat reporting, business beat reporting, growth and development reporting, food writing and for her use of social media.
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