S.C. Firefighter Dies; Ambulance Crashes on Enroute to Hospital

Sept. 17, 2015
Santee Circle Battalion Chief Maywood Gaskins, 56, died of an apparent heart attack.

An ambulance crashed Wednesday morning as it was headed to a hospital with a S.C. battalion chief who was in cardiac arrest.

Santee Circle Battalion Chief Maywood Gaskins, 56, was pronounced dead.

Gaskins who was stricken at home fell ill following a department drill Tuesday night. 

On the way to the hospital Wednesday morning, the ambulance and a logging truck collided.

The EMTs in the ambulance were transported to the hospital.

Additional information will be posted when it becomes available. 

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