Watch: Devine St. Reopen After Afternoon Accident
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Traffic is flowing again on Devine Street after an accident closed a portion of the road for the majority of Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Columbia Police Department a car went off road, hitting a utility pole near the intersection of Devine Street and Crowson Road.
Department spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons, tells ABC Columbia, that the collision caused communication wires to fall and a semi truck became entangled.
Officials say the driver of the vehicle sustained minor injuries.
Authorities are still investigating what caused the car to veer off the road and hit the utility pole.
#TrafficAlert #TheCFD on scene MVA involving utility poles & lines down 4700blk Devine all traffic closed from 4500-4700 Devine St #SCNews
— Columbia Fire (@ColaFire) August 23, 2016
Learning that the address is 4700 Devine Street – in front of Jersey Mike’s. pic.twitter.com/MOZRIFclHe
— Cola Police Dept. SC (@ColumbiaPDSC) August 23, 2016
Police say the driver of the car sustained minor injuries.
#TraffAlert 4700 Block of Devine Street. Please avoid the area as crews work to clear the scene. #SCtweets pic.twitter.com/DuFeUhcStL
— Kimberlei Davis (@KimberleiDavis) August 23, 2016
