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 […]
LOUISA, VA – A 38-year-old man driving a sedan was taken to a hospital, where he later passed away after turning left in front of a fire truck and colliding with it Friday. This crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on westbound Louisa Road near Amick Road, according to 12onyourside. Police said that prior to this […]
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA – A driver of a trash truck was able to escape injuries after their truck struck an overpass support beam on the I-66 West ramp connecting to Route 286 South Monday. Virginia State Police told FOX 5 DC this crash around 3:30 p.m. A video captured by a Tesla driver, who was driving behind the truck, indicated that the […]
HENRICO, VA – After an SUV driver collided with a box truck driver, it led the box truck to overturn, injuring both drivers and claiming the lives of two SUV passengers. This collision was reported before 6:30 a.m. Thursday at South Laburnum Avenue and New Market Road, according to WRIC. After the vehicles crashed, the […]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA – A tractor-trailer driver managed to escape injuries after their truck overturned and landed on its side on I-81 North on Friday, April 26th. The Virginia Department of Transportation told WFXR TV that they shut down all lanes for two hours so crews could clean the dirt and plants that spilled onto […]
SUFFOLK, VA – First responders transported a driver and passenger via a medical helicopter to a hospital after their silver vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer driver on U.S. 58 West. This two-vehicle crash happened before 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. WAVY said the passengers were being treated for severe, life-threatening wounds, while the truck driver was able […]