PENHOOK, VA – A 69-year-old man operating a Mack Truck passed away after drifting off Route 626, overcorrected, went over a centerline, and then overturned and crashed Monday. This collision took place south of Lumpkin View Road, and the driver, later identified as Samuel Lawrence Wright, a Bedford resident, had passed away at the collision […]
AYLETT, VA – A 35-year-old man passed away after he crashed his semi-truck into another big rig, which then prompted a multi-vehicle wreck on King William Road Monday. This serious crash, which involved a total of six vehicles, happened around 3:30 p.m. west of Richmond Tappahannock Highway, WRIC reports. Despite wearing a seatbelt, the man, […]
MIDLOTHIAN, VA – A box truck driver and their passenger were hospitalized after their truck struck a tree and overturned Wednesday, WRIC reports. This solo collision happened after 12:30 p.m. at the 12800th block of Spring Run Road. As indicated in a photo, the cab portion was completely totaled. Chesterfield County Fire and EMS said […]
WOODBRIDGE, VA – A tractor-trailer overturned on I-95 near the Dale City rest area on Thursday, claiming the male driver’s life. This incident took place before 4:30 a.m. near milepost 155, according to Prince William Times. Preliminary details from Virginia State Police show that the driver was ejected from the truck after it swerved into […]
NEAR STRASBURG, VA – A driver of a tractor-trailer hauling cattle managed to escape injuries after crashing into a guardrail on I-81, causing the truck to overturn Sunday. This incident happened around 4:15 a.m. on the northbound lanes, NVDaily reports. Details from Virginia State Police show that the truck had drifted off the left side […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA – Virginia State Police are investigating the circumstances behind a fiery two-tractor-trailer wreck that happened on I-81 North Sunday. Due to the nature of this crash, officers and crews were left with no choice but to shut down the northbound lanes along mile marker 109 so firefighters had the chance to extinguish the […]
FAIRFAX, VA – A driver of a trash truck appeared to escape injuries after crashing their truck into a power pole, which resulted in some downed power lines Monday. Local police said they received a call around 6 a.m. to head to Fair Ridge Drive along U.S. 50 in the Fair Lakes district, according to […]
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA – A 33-year-old adult driving a 2005 Sterling garbage truck passed away when the truck overturned on Tidewater Trail last Tuesday. According to RealRadio804.com, the driver, Da’ Jour J.W. Smith, from Middlesex, Virginia, for reasons unclear, had drifted off to the right side of Tidewater (reported before 8:30 a.m.) and then crashed into […]
ELLISTON, VA – First responders are investigating the circumstances of a jackknifed tractor-trailer collision reported on Interstate 81 North last Tuesday, Sept. 19. The Virginia Department of Transportation told WFXRTV this collision happened near mile marker 129.4, which is along the North Fork Roanoke River. Upon arrival, crews had to close the northbound left lane […]
MCLEAN, VA – A tire fell off a tractor-trailer on I-495, which caused the driver to lose control and the truck to then overturn Monday, FFXNow reported. After arriving around 7:30 a.m., Virginia State Police shut down all northbound lanes for two hours before reopening the two left northbound lanes two hours later at approximately […]