UPDATE: Garners Ferry & Leesburg Rd blocked after power line collision
Columbia Police have blocked the area along Garners Ferry & Leesburg Roads after an 18-wheeler accidentally struck power lines leading to a widespread power outage.
Courtesy of Columbia Police
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— Columbia Police have blocked the area along Garners Ferry & Leesburg Roads after an 18-wheeler accidentally struck power lines leading to a widespread power outage.
An investigation by Columbia Police Department’s Southeast Region officers found a power pole was previously struck by an unrelated collision on the property of the V.A. hospital.
At this time the area is temporarily blocked off and officers are assisting with traffic flow.
Dominion Energy remains on the scene to restore power to traffic lights.
