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Update: Fatality confirmed in US 278 crash Monday morning in Bluffton

By Evan McKenna

Officials confirmed one death in Monday morning’s crash on U.S. 278 (Fording Island Road) that shut down a portion of the highway in Bluffton for several hours.

The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 278 and John Smith Lane on the westbound lanes of the highway. It involved two pickup trucks, a Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500, according to Eydie Moody, a spokesperson for the Bluffton Police Department.

One person was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead, Moody said. They had not yet been publicly identified by the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office.

Bluffton police shut down the westbound lanes of the highway in the area from approximately 6:30 to 9:45 a.m., diverting traffic on both sides of the crash through Buckwalter Parkway and Buck Island Road.

Bluffton police were seen blocking the roadway of U.S. 278 near the entrance to the Eagle’s Pointe golfing community around 9:15 a.m. July 28, 2025, after a collision hours earlier prompted officers to shut down a portion of westbound U.S. 278. Drivers were asked to avoid the area and use Buckwalter Parkway and Buck Island Road as alternate routes.
Bluffton police were seen blocking the roadway of U.S. 278 near the entrance to the Eagle’s Pointe golfing community around 9:15 a.m. July 28, 2025, after a collision hours earlier prompted officers to shut down a portion of westbound U.S. 278. Drivers were asked to avoid the area and use Buckwalter Parkway and Buck Island Road as alternate routes. Beaufort County Traffic Cameras

This story was originally published July 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM.

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