SUV flips over on I-95 near Ridgeland, shuts down 2 lanes, slows afternoon traffic
Ridgeland fire officials responded to an SUV flipped over on I-95 Monday with three people stuck inside after an early afternoon crash.
The three people had minor injuries and did not need to be taken to a hospital, according to Ridgeland Fire Department Chief Bradley Bonds.
Just before 1 p.m. Monday, the agency received a call about a car on fire at the Ridgeland exit near the 23-mile marker of I-95.
Bonds said four units from the fire department arrived to find the car flipped over but no fire. Both lanes of I-95 were shut down, slowing traffic.
As of 1:50 p.m., lanes should be reopening, he said, but traffic will be still be slowed.
Jasper County EMS assisted the fire department, Bonds said.
Jake Shore
The Island Packet