18-wheeler overturns early Weds. on Myrtle Beach US 501 exit
An 18-wheel truck overturned on the U.S. 501 exit on U.S. 17 South late Tuesday night, closing the off ramp.
ablondin@thesunnews.com
Traffic is back to normal this morning after a rollover crash shut down a major exit late last night.
An 18-wheel truck overturned and closed the exit onto U.S. 17 South from U.S. 501 South around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning in Myrtle Beach.
Police cars, ambulances, fire trucks and tow trucks responded to the scene just after midnight.
The crash appeared to involve just one vehicle. It was unclear if there were any injuries.
This is a developing story. Check back at MyrtleBeachOnline.com for more information.
Alan Blondin covers golf, Coastal Carolina university and athletics, and numerous other sports-related topics that warrant coverage. Well-versed in all things Myrtle Beach, Horry County and the Grand Strand, the 1992 Northeastern University journalism school valedictorian has been a reporter at The Sun News since 1993 after working at papers in Texas and Massachusetts. He has earned eight top-10 Associated Press Sports Editors national writing awards and 20 top-three S.C. Press Association writing awards since 2007.
