A 17-year-old Columbia teen was airlifted to a Lexington hospital on Monday afternoon, October 26, 2026 after a collision involving an E-BIKE (electric bicycle) and a 2016 Nissan Frontier.
According to the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, the teenager was operating his E-BIKE on New Concord Road, when he entered a left-hand curve on the wrong side of the roadway and struck an oncoming pickup truck, being operated by 26-year-old Brandon Grider of Columbia.
The teen was transported by helicopter to a Lexington hospital for treatment of his injuries. Mr. Grider was not injured.
The accident remains under investigation by Adair County Chief Deputy Brandon Hitch.
Adair County EMS and the Columbia-Adair County Volunteer Fire Department assisted on scene.
