Car crashes into fire hydrant, sending water flowing down Columbia street

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

No one was reported to be injured after a car crashed into a fire hydrant in southeast Columbia on Sunday morning.

According to a Columbia police officer at the scene, the crash happened around 5:15 a.m. in the 800 block of Grey Oak Drive, near its intersection with Grey Oak Drive.

A car drove over the fire hydrant, the officer said. An ABC 17 News reporter saw the hydrant completely knocked off the water main, with water flowing into the street around 5:40 a.m.

A tow truck also was seen removing the car from the area. It had heavy damage to the front, and its airbags were deployed.

ABC 17 News reached out to the Columbia Police Department to find out the cause of the crash and the Columbia Water and Light Department regarding the fire hydrant.

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