Traffic congested on US 278 in Bluffton after crash. Multiple lanes blocked Saturday
Traffic on U.S. 278 in Bluffton was congested Saturday afternoon after a crash near the Tanger Outlets, a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office news release said.
The center and right eastbound lanes of the highway, also known as Fording Island Road, were blocked by emergency vehicles in the area by Hilton Head National Drive until about 3:30 p.m. The S.C. Highway Patrol’s real-time traffic information says the crash occurred around 2:15 p.m. and no injuries were reported.
Beaufort County traffic cameras showed cars backed up as of 2:55 p.m. past Malphrus Road, just less than a mile away from where the crash occurred. A tow truck removed one vehicle from the crash site around 3:10 p.m. and a second vehicle was removed by another tow truck about 10 minutes later, traffic cameras showed.
Motorists were advised to take Bluffton Parkway as an alternative route and to expect delays.
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This story was originally published July 3, 2021 at 2:48 PM.
