Semi ignites on I-81, partially falls into Virginia river

Witnesses pulled trucker from river after fiery wreck off I-81 bridge

Witnesses pulled a trucker from his submerged cab after a fiery crash off of a bride along Interstate 81 over the weekend.  The accident happened on June 7th, at about 4:30 p.m. on I-81 north near the 228 mile marker near Verona, Virginia.  According to Augusta County Fire-Rescue, the semi truck was heading north on I-81 when it overturned and slid, sending the cab of the truck skidding off of the interstate and into Middle River. The truck then…

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Three juveniles and one adult were injured in a crash on I- 81. The crash...

Semi ignites on I-81, partially falls into Virginia river

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA — A Virginia TV station citing state police reported that a driver of a tractor-trailer was flown to a hospital after the truck overturned and caught fire on Interstate 81. The wreck happened Saturday around 4:30 p.m. on near mile marker 228 in Augusta County. First responders arrived to find the cab of the trailer had fallen off the road and into the Middle River and the trailer had ignited, Augusta County Fire-EMS said. Fire…