UPDATE: One lane open after vehicle hits utility pole, power line blocking area

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– One lane is open on Spears Creek Church Road, and traffic is moving again, according to Columbia firefighters.

Original Story (Posted: Jan. 29, 2024):

Columbia-Richland Fire Department

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Traffic is shutdown in both directions on Spears Creek Church Road near Southridge Way due to damage caused by a motor vehicle incident, says CRFD.

Columbia-Richland Fire Department says a vehicle hit a utility pole and there is a power line blocking the roadway.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area for the time being.

TRAFFIC ALERT 🚨: Traffic is currently shutdown in both directions on Spears Creek Church Road near Southridge Way due to damage caused by a motor vehicle accident.

A vehicle struck a utility pole and there is a power line blocking the roadway.

— Columbia-Richland Fire Department (@ColaFire) January 29, 2025