Woman thrown into embankment in crash later dies, Columbia police say
A woman was killed Sunday in South Carolina when she was hit by a vehicle, according to the Columbia Police Department.
At about 5 p.m., officers responded to reports of a pedestrian getting hit by a vehicle in the 500 block of South Beltline Boulevard, police said in a news release. That’s near the intersection with Rosewood Drive, not far from Exit 9 on I-77.
Officers found a woman who suffered critical injuries, and she was taken by emergency responders to Prisma Health Richland hospital where she died, according to the release.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the victim.
Police said that a vehicle was driving south on South Beltline Boulevard when it hit the woman and throwing her into an embankment.
No other injuries were reported by police.
No arrests were reported by police, who are continuing to investigate the crash, and said they are reviewing surveillance and other available camera footage to determine the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Through June 21, at least 390 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety. A minimum of 914 people were killed in collisions in South Carolina in 2025, DPS data shows.
At least 30 people have died in Richland County crashes this year, and 48 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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This story was originally published June 29, 2026 at 7:02 AM with the headline "Woman thrown into embankment in crash later dies, Columbia police say."
