Wednesday evening crash in Columbia

Republic-Times- March 25, 2026

Emergency personnel responded about 7:35 p.m. to a minor crash involving a semi tractor-trailer and a Tesla electric car on the Route 3 southbound ramp from I-255 near the Palmer Road exit in Columbia.

No injuries were reported in the crash, with the Tesla coming to rest in the median.

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