Category: Virginia Truck Accidents

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA – A tire fell off a tractor-trailer, leading the driver to lose control of the truck, causing a rollover collision on I-495 North Monday.  Virginia State Police and Virginia Department of Transportation told DC News Now that this solo crash happened at mile marker 43.5, the exit leading to the George Washington […]

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA – Delays were trickling in on I-95 South after a dump truck driver lost control of their vehicle, causing it to roll over and garbage to spill on the road Tuesday.  The Virginia Department of Transportation told DCNewsNow that this solo collision occurred at mile marker 130 near the Spotsylvania Towne Center. Most […]

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SUPPLY, VA – A 61-year-old man driving a pickup truck ran a stop sign and hit a tractor-trailer, resulting in his death and injuring the 18-wheeler driver Wednesday.  WRIC said this collision occurred before 4:45 a.m. at the Supply Road and Tidewater Trail interchange while the semi-driver was traveling south. Upon arrival, Virginia State Police […]

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