Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by vehicle on busy street, Columbia police say
A man was hospitalized after being hit by a car Tuesday morning, the Columbia Police Department said.
The pedestrian was in critical condition, police said on Twitter. Further information on his condition was not available.
At about 11:30 a.m., police said traffic safety officers blocked off the 1800 block of Blossom Street following the collision. That’s near the campus of the University of South Carolina and not far from the Five Points area.
The female driver who hit the pedestrian stayed at the scene following the crash, police said.
No other injuries were reported by police.
While this is not a fatal collision, 106 pedestrians are among the 722 people who died on South Carolina roads in 2021, state Department of Public Safety data shows.
There have been at least 41 people killed in Richland County crashes in 2021, and seven were pedestrians, according to DPS data.
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This story was originally published August 31, 2021 at 11:47 AM.
