The City of Columbia Public Works employee involved in a fatal collision on Farrow Road last week has been identified.
According to the Richland County Coroner’s Office, 27-year-old Bernard Brooks-Summers of Columbia was pronounced deceased at the collision scene. According to City officials, Brooks-Summers was a City of Columbia employee since November 2023 and assigned as a Maintenance Assistant for the yard trash collection operation.
Incident Recap:
Shortly before 3:00 p.m., on Friday, September 13, 2024, Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers were dispatched to the intersection of Farrow Road and Craven Street after two Public Works vehicles collided. The cause of the fatal collision remains under investigation.
The second victim continues to receive medical attention for his non-life-threatening injuries.