One person killed, three others injured in multi-car crash involving fuel pump
One person was killed and three injured Thursday following a multi-vehicle crash in Loris.
According to Horry County Fire Rescue spokesperson Mark Nugent, an 84-year old woman was killed in the accident. Her identity will be revealed at a later time.
While the Horry County Coroner’s Office has yet to determine a cause of death, a statement from the S.C. Highway Patrol said emergency medical personnel arrived to find the woman entrapped in her 2001 Chevrolet vehicle.
The collision occurred just shy of 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 701 and Cane Branch Road. An account of the accident provided by the S.C. Highway Patrol states the woman “failed to yield right of way” while travelling south on U.S. 701.
As her vehicle attempted to cross the intersection, it struck the side door of a 2008 Chevrolet truck being driven by Loris resident Leonard Warrens. Impact from the collision caused the truck to run off the roadway, striking an unoccupied 2001 Ford pickup parked in front of Allsbrook Grocery Store.
A male passenger in the 2001 Chevrolet vehicle was transported first to Grand Strand Medical Center, before being airlifted to MUSC in Charleston. He is in critical condition, Nugent said in a tweet.
Warrens was also transported to Grand Strand Medical Center, while the passenger in his Chevrolet pickup truck sustained minor injuries.
Gas pumps located outside the business were also struck as a result of the crash.
@hcfirerescue assisting Loris Fire at 2245 S HWY 701 with a multi-vehicle MVA, into a Fuel Pump. Reported as multiple patients. Addn when available
— Horry SC Fire Rescue (@hcfirerescue) November 16, 2017
@hcfirerescue UPDATE on MVA at 2245 S HWY 701. Three vehicles involved. 1 fatality, 1 patient transported in critical condition, 2 patients treated for minor injuries. Still an active scene. pic.twitter.com/4PhSxNsonm
— Horry SC Fire Rescue (@hcfirerescue) November 16, 2017
This story was originally published November 16, 2017 at 5:12 PM with the headline "One person killed, three others injured in multi-car crash involving fuel pump."