Crash blocks highway, creates traffic jam for drivers commuting through Lexington Co.
Drivers or the Wednesday morning commute were delayed by a traffic jam following a collision on a section of a highway running through Lexington County.
A crash caused vehicles to get backed up on Interstate 26, the South Carolina Department of Transportation said on Twitter.
The wreck happened at about 7:05 a.m., and a westbound lane on I-26 was blocked near Exit 97, according to the tweet. That’s the junction with U.S. 76 and U.S. 176.
No injuries were reported in the collision, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Information on what caused the crash, or the number of vehicles involved, was not available.
Vehicles were backed up for miles as emergency responders helped them slowly navigate through the area, traffic cameras showed.
The crash was cleared from I-26 just before 9 a.m., according to SCDOT.
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This story was originally published November 4, 2020 at 7:36 AM.
