I-26
Just after 1:30 Thursday afternoon, Irmo Fire District units were dispatched to a vehicle fire on I-26, eastbound at mile 105. There was a tractor-trailer with the cab section fully involved and fire was spreading to the trailer. The driver safely escaped the truck before the fire got into the cab, and the trailer was […]
All eastbound lanes of Interstate 26, near or in in Lexington County, were closed after a crash on Wednesday evening, according to the SC Highway Patrol. It was not clear if the crash was in Lexington or Calhoun County. Traffic was backed up for miles and it took hours (around 5) before all lanes were […]
The South Carolina Department of Transportation will close the right westbound lane of Elmwood Avenue for bridge repairs on January 17 and 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The lane is expected to reopen by January 19. These dates may change depending on weather conditions. SCDOT asks that drivers slow down and pay […]
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a two-vehicle crash on the westbound I-26 on-ramp at mile marker 113 (at US 1) in West Columbia. The collision occurred on Wednesday, at approximately 3:06 p.m. According to Fisher, Daniel James White, 60, of Landrum, SC, was outside of his vehicle on […]
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was killed in a crash on I-26 east near West Columbia just after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 10. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said 24-year-old Jose Rivas died when he ran off the road, hit a guardrail and overturned on eastbound I-26 at mile marker […]
A driver was killed in a single-vehicle collision in Lexington County on Sunday, according to Cpl. Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Pye said the collision occurred on I-26 east near mile marker 117 at 12:17 a.m.. A Mitsubishi sedan was traveling east on I-26 when it drove off the left side of […]
Crews from the Irmo Fire District were on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in the eastbound lane of I-26 at Piney Grove Road. Four cars were involved, and injuries were minor. The collision occurred around 9:20 Tuesday morning.Traffic was funneled down to one lane while crews worked to clear the road. IFD Photos
Dutch Fork Fire Rescue, Columbia Fire Department, with the help of the Irmo Fire District, on Friday Night responded to a motor vehicle accident with possible entrapment at I-26 Westbound, Mile Marker 99, at a spot known as the Ballentine Triangle.Upon arrival, crews found a vehicle overturned and resting in the guardrail. After quickly making […]