Busy 24 Hours For Local Emergency Personnel

Two patients were transported to an area hospital by ambulance today after an accident at the intersection of North First Street and North Walnut Street in downtown Seneca. Injuries were described as minor by emergency workers at the scene around 9:20am this morning. Seneca Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

Fire broke out at a home on Miller Farm Road near Westminster around 7:00pm last night. No injuries were reported.

And, in another incident, reports state that two boys, ages 12 and 14, are safe today after they became temporarily stranded on Lake Jocassee in a kayak yesterday afternoon when severe storms moved through Oconee County.