2 South Carolina utility workers narrowly escape injury after tree falls on truck during winter storm

Two linemen in South Carolina narrowly escaped injury or possibly death after a tree fell on their vehicle Sunday afternoon.

Around 3 p.m., heavy ice and wind pushed into the region, causing Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative’s outage count to jump from 3,000 to over 20,000 in just 90 minutes.

According to Blue Ridge Electric, a tree fell directly onto the cab of a utility truck while two linemen were headed to a call.

The cooperative said both men were unharmed…

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