PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. — A wrong-way driver hit a tractor-trailer in Prince George County on Wednesday, causing the vehicle to flip and spill its contents.
WRIC in Richmond, Va., reported the incident and say a state trooper reportedly saw it all happen.
The crash reportedly took place at about 4:37 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, on Interstate 95 northbound just south of Rowanty Road.
According to Virginia State Police, one of its troopers was on routine patrol in the area when they saw a 2019 white Dodge moving south drive across the center median.
The Dodge hit a tractor-trailer going north in its driver-side door, according to state police. The crash flipped the truck spilling some of its cargo — food and animal products — onto the ground.
The trooper aided the Dodge’s driver, an unidentified 56-year-old Chesterfield County man. He was then taken to a local hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts, according to state police.
The crash remains under investigation.
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