Crash causes injuries and delays for drivers on highway headed to Columbia
Injuries and a traffic jam were reported Tuesday morning following a crash on a major highway running through Richland County.
The collision happened at about 9:45 a.m. on Interstate 26, the South Carolina Department of Transportation said on Twitter.
An eastbound lane on I-26 was closed for about a half hour near Exit 97, according to the tweet. That’s the junction with U.S. 176, not far from the Broad River Road exit.
Injuries were reported in the crash, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Information on the number of people hurt, and their conditions, was not immediately made available by South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Drivers heading toward Columbia were delayed by the wreck, and vehicles slowly navigated the area near an overpass, traffic cameras showed.
There was no word on what caused the crash, or the number of vehicles involved. Emergency responders were able to move some vehicles to the right shoulder on I-26, according to SCDOT cameras.
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