03:47 PM EST on Thursday, March 3, 2005

By 6NEWS Staff

AirStar6

The dump truck smashed into a concrete median.

Interstate 77 was backed up for several miles Thursday afternoon after an accident near Clanton Road.

A dump truck and a car collided on I-77 southbound around 2:24 p.m.

AirStar6 flew over the scene shortly after the accident. The dump truck received significant damage after it crashed into a concrete barrier in the median.

One person was transported from the scene to Carolinas Medical Center.

All lanes of I-77 southbound were closed for a short time. All lanes reopened around 3:45 p.m.