CHESAPEAKE, VA – A driver of a box truck hauling around 20,000 pounds of peaches experienced a mechanical failure, causing them to collide with a jersey wall Wednesday. This solo collision happened around 7:30 a.m. on the Chesapeake Expressway north of the overpass bridge, according to WAVY. Despite the nature of this crash, the motorist […]
HILLSVILLE, VA – One person was injured after their driver, operating a large service truck, slammed into a fallen tree on Sylvatus Highway Thursday. This solo collision occurred near Deer Ridge Road, according to WDBJ 7. The Hillsville Fire Department, who were among the first responders, revealed that no one was entrapped. However, fire crews […]
PORTSMOUTH, VA – Virginia State Police responded to a truck wreck Thursday afternoon on Interstate 264 in west Portsmouth, according to WAVY. The accident happened on the eastbound lanes at Exit 6, in an area just west of the Downtown Tunnel, at around 2:44 p.m. Very few details have been made available at this time, […]
WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA – Virginia State Police responded to a tractor-trailer accident and hazmat incident Sunday afternoon, July 21, on Interstate 81 in Abingdon, reports WJHL. The accident happened on the northbound highway near mile marker 12, south of Spring Creek Road. It was first reported at around 2:32 p.m. Preliminary details indicate that one […]
CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA – Two people, including a young child, died as a result of a head-on crash involving a tractor-trailer Monday morning near Gladys, reports ABC 13 News. According to Virginia State Police (VSP), the two-vehicle wreck occurred in the 10900 block of Brookneal Highway (State Route 501), shortly before 8:30 a.m. A preliminary […]
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA – A Honda CRV driver had suffered serious wounds when he merged into a left lane, overcorrected, hit a guardrail, and collided with one semi-truck Wednesday. This collision happened on I-81 North, according toDaily Voice . Shenandoah County authorities said that the big rig crashed into the Honda driver, Harry Martin, after Martin […]
WILLIAMSBURG, VA – Fire crews were called to the scene to extinguish flames from a semi-truck on I-64 and shut down all the westbound lanes as a result, causing delays. This semi-truck accident happened on Thursday, June 20th, at mile marker 236 north of Walter Mill Park, according to WAVY. Fire crews and other first […]
STAFFORD, VA – A tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of beer caught on fire on I-95 North around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, WTOP reported. After fire crews, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and other first responders arrived, they closed the northbound lanes so firefighters could extinguish the flames. Delays extended for five miles, and closures lasted until […]
SUFFOLK, VA – One person inside a tractor-trailer lost their life after the truck’s cab caught on fire in the 4400 block of Holland Road Saturday. WAVY said this collision happened before 3 a.m. Originally, someone dispatched emergency crews, claiming that someone had collided with a power line, which had caused a bush fire. However, […]
CHESTER COUNTY, VA – Virginia Department of Transportation crews had to temporarily shut down the U.S. Route 1 North and South Sunday afternoon due to a trash truck collision. VDOT told WRIC that all lanes reopened around 3:30 p.m., indicating closures were north of Ruffin Mill Road. It is not immediately clear what events led […]