VIDEO: Crews respond after 18-wheeler overturns in Lugoff

LUGOFF, S.C. (WIS) - Traffic was impacted after an 18-wheeler overturned in the Midlands on Thursday, according to officials.

The Lugoff Fire Department said the wreck happened on Highway 601 near Whiting Way. It’s unclear if anyone was hurt.

As of around 5 p.m., traffic was being diverted from the southbound lanes to the northbound lanes - but drivers are being asked to avoid the area.

The agency added that Kershaw County EMS, the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are also at the scene.

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