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 […]
HILLSVILLE, VA – Officials were dispatched to the scene of a three-vehicle rear-end collision involving a semi-trailer on I-77 Wednesday, WDBJ reported. The Hillsville Fire Department, Virginia State Police, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and Carroll County Fire Rescue were all summoned to the scene. The details of this crash […]
HENRICO, VA – A box truck driver traveling on I-95 South veered off the shoulder and then struck a VDOT truck before hitting a guardrail, leading the box truck to overturn Tuesday. This collision happened around 2 a.m. along Hermitage Road, 12 On Your Side revealed. Virginia State Police, who responded to the scene, said […]
FAUQUIER COUNTY, VA – A driver of a big rig hauling 55,000 pounds of peas crashed into a guardrail, and then the truck rolled over Friday. This collision happened when the other driver was making an “unsafe lane change” on I-66 West, according to WJLA. While the tractor-trailer was not struck, its driver was still […]