Posted: Sep 06, 2016 12:50 PM EST Updated: Sep 06, 2016 3:14 PM EST
By Sierra Hancock
GREENWOOD, SC (FOX Carolina) -
A Greenwood County EMS employee was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday.
The 60-year-old medic supervisor was working a wreck on Highway 72 and Wood Long Road when the truck drove by and struck him at about 8:10 a.m., troopers said.
The worker was walking back to his vehicle from a scene when he was struck. He was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital by EMS for his injuries.
The driver was heading east on SC-72 when he struck the victim in a 2014 Ford pickup truck. The driver was uninjured.
EMS is asking for prayers and thoughts for his family. They ask people to pay attention when behind the wheel.
Greenwood EMS posted the following message:
