At the end of May, several people were hurt in a major crash involving 10 vehicles and including a gasoline tanker in Lexington County.
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident happened shortly before 6 a.m. on the Interstate 26 between exits 106 and 104. Those are the exits to St. Andrews Road and Piney Grove Road.
It appears that a Richland County deputy had stopped to help with a crash on the highway when his vehicle was hit by another. He was uninjured but there was then a secondary crash involving several other vehicles in the eastbound lane, including two tractor trailers and the tanker, which was carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel. The tanker then caught fire which spread to some other vehicles and then onto the west side of the interstate toward Jamil Road. Firefighters also had to extinguish flames which were threatening a nearby residential area.
Department of Health and Environmental Control officials attended the scene to check out a suspicious substance leaking from one of the tractor trailers and the Department of Transportation arrived on scene to inspect the highway for damage.
If you have been the victim of an accident, contact our law offices immediately at (864) 280-7660 today or contact us online. We will be able to review your case especially in the case that said accident resulted in serious injury or death, you may be entitled to monetary compensation.
