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U.S. 501 exit onto U.S. 17 open after overturned 18-wheel truck shuts down exit

An 18-wheel truck overturned on the U.S. 501 exit on U.S. 17 South late Tuesday night, closing the off ramp.
An 18-wheel truck overturned on the U.S. 501 exit on U.S. 17 South late Tuesday night, closing the off ramp. Alan Blondin 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.

Police, fire, EMS and tow trucks responded to an overturned 18-wheel truck on the U.S. 501 exit on U.S. 17 South late Tuesday night, closing the off ramp.
Police, fire, EMS and tow trucks responded to an overturned 18-wheel truck on the U.S. 501 exit on U.S. 17 South late Tuesday night, closing the off ramp. Alan Blondin ablondin@thesunnews.com

This is a developing story. Check back at MyrtleBeachOnline.com for more information.

This story was originally published March 31, 2021 at 1:40 AM.

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Alan Blondin
The Sun News
Alan Blondin covers golf, Coastal Carolina University athletics, business, 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 more than 20 top-three S.C. Press Association writing awards since 2007.
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