
More than a dozen vehicles were involved in crashes on a stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia amid Wednesday’s foul weather.
Virginia state troopers responded to three separate crashes around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, along northbound I-95 near the boundary between Caroline and Spotsylvania counties.
In a news release, the agency said the first crash triggered “a series of secondary chain reaction crashes” after a sedan spun out on the interstate’s wet surface.
One person was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The incidents remain under investigation, the Virginia State Police added. The ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Traffic Center reports crash activity had cleared by the evening commute.
Crashes involving upward of 10 vehicles are rare in this region, ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s traffic reporter Dave Dildine said.
“Given that the incident involved several tractor trailers — even a tanker truck and a fuel spill — it’s applaudable that it took under 3 hours to clear the crash,” Dildine said.
