A major highway for drivers looking to leave downtown Columbia was blocked following a crash where a car drove off a bridge Wednesday afternoon, according to the Columbia Police Department .
The westbound, or outbound, lanes on Interstate 126 were closed after the collision near Elmwood Avenue, police said.
“It appears a car went over the railing,” Deputy Chief Melron Kelly told The State Wednesday. “It did not go into the water, but landed on the embankment.”…