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Car smashes through guardrail, goes down 150-foot embankment on JR Allen Parkway in Phenix City, Alabama

Modified Date: 
Sun, 06/23/2019 - 9:54am
Accident Date: 
Monday, February 8, 2016

Phenix City, Columbus officials respond to serious accident on JR Allen

Phenix City and Columbus fire units are on the scene of a serious accident involving a single vehicle on JR Allen Parkway Westbound near the Riverchase Drive exit. Fire Marshall Ricky Shores with the Columbus Fire Department says EMS responded to the scene at about 7:45 p.m. Shores says the vehicle traveled through the guardrail and went down a steep embankment for about 150 feet. Officials say they have reached the car and attempting to extract the driver. Details are still limited at this time.
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Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
JR Allen Parkway
City: 
Phenix City, AL
County: 
Russell County, AL
Area: 
Columbus, GA

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