PETERSBURG, VA – One person was killed in a fiery collision that involved an overturned box truck on I-95 Tuesday, 12onyourside reports. Authorities said the events unfolded around 5:30 a.m. when the box truck driver was traveling on the southbound lanes and then veered into the northbound lanes. The driver then crashed into a vehicle, […]
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Virginia State Police charged a truck driver with reckless driving following a rollover collision that happened on I-64 East Tuesday. The crash happened after 3:30 a.m. near mile marker 256 near Oyster Point Road, according to 13 News Now. Police said the truck driver had fallen asleep while operating his Volvo semi-truck. […]
HAMPTON, VA – Virginia State Police are investigating the details behind a multi-vehicle crash involving a trash truck on I-64 West Monday. Police received a call after 2:45 a.m. to head on the westbound lanes near Mercury Boulevard, according to WAVY. The details behind the multi-vehicle crash remain scarce. However, based on what officials know […]
RURAL RETREAT, VA – Thirteen people were injured, and a van driver was charged with reckless driving after a crash involving a big rig last Saturday, May 24. According to WDBJ7, the van driver had crashed into the big rig on I-81 South. The crash happened before 9:30 a.m. on the outskirts of Rural Retreat. […]
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – Virginia State Police are investigating the details behind a tractor-trailer accident that happened on I-295 North Wednesday. According to WRIC, the tractor-trailer appeared to have jackknifed before the cab had gone over the edge and struck a bridge. The impact of the collision also caused fuel to spill from the truck. […]
BUCHANAN, VA – Two people lost their lives, and one person was hospitalized after a rear-end crash between a Mercedes Benz car and a semi-truck Thursday. WDJB7 said the driver of the Mercedes was driving on I-81 at mile marker 166 when they drifted off their lane and crashed into a disabled semi-truck on the […]
FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA – Virginia State Police were summoned to the scene of a crash that involved a truck with a trailer and a school bus Friday afternoon. WDJB7 said officials arrived at the accident scene after 2 p.m. Officers learned the bus was owned by Roanoke City Public Schools, which offers “alternative transportation” to […]
SUFFOLK, VA – Suffolk Fire & Rescue crews extinguished the flames from an overturned trash truck on Bridge Road Friday, 13NewsNow reports. First responders said the truck operator was driving on I-664 North when one of their tires came undone. This caused the driver to then lose control of their truck and plow into a […]
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VA – A 51-year-old man from Amelia died after a fallen tree hit his semi-truck while he was driving on I-64 East Wednesday. According to 12onyourside, the man lost control of his truck once the tree fell, causing him to drift off the road and crash into a wooded area. The debris from […]
ROANOKE, VA – Roanoke County police were summoned to the scene of a collision on Plantation Road involving a big rig and a pedestrian last Monday, April 7. Officers told WDBJ7 that the crash had taken place between Williamson Road and Robertson Lane and left crews no choice but to shut down the area for […]