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All lanes of Interstate 20 East reopened near Pelion

A crash around 8 a.m. closed all lanes of Interstate 20 east near mile marker 39 for nearly 3 hours.

Credit: WLTX

News19's Traffic System shows an accident has shut down Interstate 20 East near Pelion on Friday, November 27, 2020.

LEXINGTON, S.C. — The Department of Transportation said that a portion of Interstate 20 east in Lexington County has reopened after a crash Friday morning.

Shortly before 11 a.m., SCDOT tweeted that the accident was cleared.

CLEARED: Crash; I-20 EB, 1 mi E of Exit39.| 10:54A
— SCDOT Midlands (@SCDOTMidlands) November 27, 2020

The Department of Transportation said the accident occurred at 8:05 a.m. about a mile east of Exit 39, which is the exit for Highway 178 towards Pelion and Batesburg-Leesville.

Update: Crash; I-20 EB: 1 mi E of Exit39, all lns blkd, Ocrd: 8:05AM.| 8:19A
— SCDOT Midlands (@SCDOTMidlands) November 27, 2020

Highway Patrol's website indicated the incident was a collision with injuries.