5 hurt in crash on Highway 17 Business near Garden City
Crews responded to S. Highway 17 Business and Offshore Drive at 7:48 p.m. Friday, HCFR said. Five people were injured and taken to a hospital.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating with assistance from the Surfside Beach Fire Department and Murrells-Inlet Garden City Fire District.
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