NELSON COUNTY, VA – A 22-year-old woman driving a Chevrolet Aveo had cut off a trailer truck, leading to a collision that claimed her life and her passenger’s life last Saturday. WSLS said the events unfolded around 8:47 p.m. when the 22-year-old woman, Samantha Lively, had suddenly entered the Route 29 and Irish Road connector […]
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA – Authorities responded to an injury truck collision Monday morning, August 12, that caused major backups on Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg, according to Daily Voice. The wreck occurred on the southbound lanes of I-95 before Exit 136 to U.S Highway 1, or Centerport Parkway. It was first reported at about 7:30 a.m. […]
HILLSVILLE, VA – A tractor-trailer driver was injured after their truck overturned on a guardrail and when the cab fell at the I-77 North and Highway 58 junction Thursday. The Hillsville Fire Department told WDJB7 they responded to the scene after 4 p.m., and then Virginia State Police, VDOT, Hillsville Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s […]
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 […]