Traffic

Car flipped over on Squire Pope Road, blocking Hilton Head traffic lane, officials say

This story will be updated with more information.

A flipped car on U.S. Highway 278 near Squire Pope Road on Hilton Head Island caused a major traffic jam Wednesday afternoon.

According to Maj. Bob Bromage from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, the crash involved two vehicles and was cleared just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Nobody was transported to the hospital for injuries.

The accident blocked one westbound lane of Highway 278. Bromage said at 5 p.m. that the accident was cleared and the lane was reopened, but there was still heavy residual traffic on the road.

Traffic was backed up heading off Hilton Head Island after a car flipped Wednesday afternoon.
Traffic was backed up heading off Hilton Head Island after a car flipped Wednesday afternoon. Drew Martin

This story was originally published February 9, 2022 at 4:25 PM.

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