VSP: 3-vehicle crash occurs in I-81 work zone

Murry Lee
·1 min read

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating after a three-vehicle crash in a work zone on Interstate 81 Thursday.

The VSP reports a Cadillac SUV collided with two other vehicles on I-81 South in Washington County. The crash occurred around 4 p.m.

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The Virginia Department of Transportation 511 Traffic Map stated the crash had at one point backed up traffic for six miles in the southbound lanes.

State police report all three vehicles ended up in the center median after the collision.

The drivers in the two vehicles hit by the Cadillac were checked out and declined medical transport.

News Channel 11 has reached out to local authorities for information on what led to the crash.

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