Multi-vehicle crash shuts US-278 with injuries reported, Bluffton SC


A multi-vehicle crash occurred on US-278 in Bluffton causing lane closures. One vehicle overturned and a tree blocked the road. Emergency crews treat multiple injured, including a person with a leg injury.
Audio|Source: Bluffton Township and Hilton Head Fire
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Transcript:
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We do have Duport County on the line confirming there is no entrapment at this time.
00:09
Medic4 receipt.
00:13
That's Medicport.
00:15
That's Medicare.
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Medicort.
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Medic Ford.
00:20
We have one overturned vehicle, one tree in the roadway, two lanes block west down 278.
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MediCorps investigating.
00:28
Percy, Medi-4 investigating.
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25 dispatch?
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Medic 5.
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You're responding for an NVA[1], multiple injuries.
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N-24 medical war on scene.
00:48
Let's receive.
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That's Medi4 with patient.
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Rusty Medi4 with patient.
01:02
That's Retire 1.
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Retire 1.
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Three vehicles.
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Medical 4 is evaluating two patients.
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All Westbound lanes, 278 every shutdown.
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Receive Battalion.
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I want to be establishing command.
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Receive Battalion 1, Establishing Command, 08-2152.
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Medi-5, Command.
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Medi-5. Medi-5.
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We're going to have one patient self-execrated with a leg injury.
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When you guys approach right before Engine 4,
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take the left lane that would be the left-hand turn lane, eastbound.
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We'll bring you against traffic and bring you up in the medium.
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That's received.
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Truck 6, command.
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Truck 6. Truck 6.
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Continuing, fuel assist engine 4 with hazard control.
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That's how you want, injured officer.
02:19
Come in. Man,
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let's bring Medic Fives into oncoming traffic.
02:26
That silver car that was in the lead has one head injury.
02:32
Affirmative, that's what I have to do.
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Buck 6, Car 11, you're going to have to cross over.
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Received.
02:47
Command for officer, can we do a face-to-face?
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Affirmative.
02:57
Command for officer, we can probably move truck six in the same lane.
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We've got all eastbound shutdown temporarily.
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I've got another five and it's work going up that way.
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Eddick 5 come on up this way.
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Engine 4 repeat.
03:24
Move up to where I'm standing.
03:26
Truck 6 can come up in the same lane.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
NVA: Non-vehicle accident (personal injury)
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