Truck spills plywood across I-95 near Exit 8 in Hardeeville, backing up traffic for miles
Northbound lanes of I-95 were blocked and traffic near Exit 8 was being rerouted Friday just before noon due to “hundreds of sheets of plywood” coming off of a tractor trailer, according to Hardeeville Fire Department.
Fire Marshal Joey Rowell said that the tractor trailer was the only vehicle involved in the accident, though another vehicle was struck by a sheet of plywood.
Two people were injured: one who had to be extricated from the tractor trailer and one other patient. Both were flown to the trauma center at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Rowell said.
A wrecker service was on the scene as of 12:55 p.m. to remove the tractor trailer and the plywood from the roadway.
Traffic cameras via SC511.com showed debris spilled across the lanes.
Cars had been directed to take the Hilton Head Exit 8, but one lane in each direction reopened just before 1 p.m.
Shortly after the crash, northbound traffic was backed up across the Georgia state line and for several miles in the southbound lanes as well, according to Google maps.
It was not immediately clear what caused the wreck.
Hardeeville Police Department and Hardeeville Fire Department were on the scene.
An alert from the City of Hardeeville at 11:48 a.m. asked drivers to avoid the area if possible.
In an unrelated traffic backup, lanes in both directions across the Talmadge Bridge linking Jasper County to Savannah were closed as officers helped “a person in crisis” just after noon.
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This story was originally published June 18, 2021 at 12:12 PM.
