Crash causes injuries, traffic jam on highway running through Columbia
Drivers taking a major highway through Columbia on Sunday were stuck in a traffic jam following a crash.
All of the southbound lanes on Interstate 77 were temporarily blocked following the collision that happened at about 12:20 p.m., according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
The wreck was near Exit 5 in Richland County, which is the connection with Bluff Road and can lead drivers toward downtown Columbia.
Injuries were reported by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Information on the number of people hurt and the amount of vehicles involved was not available.
There was no word on the cause of the collision.
Vehicles were backed up for about a mile on I-77 to Shop Road, traffic cameras showed.
About an hour after the collision, all of the lanes on I-77 were reopened and the scene was cleared, SCDOT tweeted.
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This story was originally published February 6, 2022 at 1:13 PM.
