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Traffic update: Lanes clear from afternoon crash on Highway 170 near Argent Boulevard

This story has been updated.

A crash on S.C. 170 that injured at least one person just before 4 p.m. Tuesday caused delays.

The two-vehicle accident near Argent Boulevard in Okatie was blocking the right westbound and eastbound lanes of Highway 170, said Maj. Bob Bromage with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

One person was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to a Jasper County Fire Rescue spokesman.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and Jasper County Fire Rescue cleared the wreckage just before 5 p.m.

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This story was originally published May 18, 2021 at 4:54 PM.

Sofia Sanchez
The Island Packet
Sofia Sanchez is a breaking news reporter at The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. She reports on crime and developing stories in Beaufort and its surrounding areas. Sofia is a Cuban-American reporter from Florida and graduated from Florida International University in 2020.
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