Dump truck and box truck overturn in Godwin Blvd crash in Suffolk; 1 airlifted
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk was closed for more than three hours on Friday morning after a four-vehicle crash involving a dump truck and a box truck.
The Godwin Blvd. crash as well as a major fatal wreck on Route 58 near the Suffolk/Chesapeake line caused traffic nightmares on Friday in the area. The crash on 58 had an 11-mile backup and closed part of 58 for nearly 8 hours.
The Godwin crash happened around 7:16 a.m. in the 5000 block of Godwin Blvd., at Moore Farm Lane just south of Chuckatuck.
Police say an SUV driver attempted to make a left turn from Moore Farm Lane onto northbound Godwin Blvd., but failed to yield the right of way to the dump truck. The dump truck then struck the SUV in a T-bone collision.
That led to the dump truck striking a box truck, causing both vehicles to overturn in the road. The dump truck also lost its dirt load in the process.
A dump truck and a box overturned in this four-vehicle crash on Friday in Suffolk (Courtesy of City of Suffolk) A dump truck and a box overturned in this four-vehicle crash on Friday in Suffolk (Courtesy of City of Suffolk) A dump truck and a box overturned in this four-vehicle crash on Friday in Suffolk (Courtesy of City of Suffolk)
The driver of the box truck was pinned and had to be extricated by Suffolk Fire & Rescue before being airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the SUV, a passenger in the SUV and the dump truck driver all had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital.
No one was injured in the fourth car, a sedan that struck the loose dirt in the road.
Police say the roadway reopened at 10:50 a.m.
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