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09-06-2025
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Tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Augusta County snarls traffic, three injured
All northbound lanes of Interstate 81 were closed beginning at mile maker 227 following a fiery tractor-trailer crash in Augusta County. Virginia State Police said the crash took place at about 4:35 p.m. on June 7. Police said the crash involved a vehicle and a tractor-trailer, and said a portion of the tractor-trailer went "in the water and the other portion caught fire on the interstate northbound at the 228-mile marker." The driver of the tractor-trailer suffered injuries that were considered life-threatening, police said. A good Samaritan that jumped into the Middle River to assist the driver was also injured. The driver of the vehicle that was in the crash with the tractor-trailer was injured as well, Virginia State Police reported. The Virginia Department of Transportation said all northbound lanes of I-81 were closed following the crash at mile marker 227.9 near Verona in Augusta County. Hours after the crash, VDOT reported that traffic backups in the northbound lanes were approximately three miles. Traffic backups on I-81 south were approximately one mile. Traffic was being detoured at Exit 227 northbound, and the northbound 227 on-ramp was closed. According to the Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department, the following agencies responded to the scene: Augusta County Fire-Rescue, Verona Volunteer Fire Company, Weyers Cave Volunteer Fire Company, Bridgewater Rescue Squad, Grottoes Rescue Squad, Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad, and PHI Medical Shenandoah Valley - AirCare 5. Updated: This article was updated to reflect that there were three injuries reported, and to list the agencies that responded. The headline was also updated. More: Ex-teacher's aide, accused of sex crimes with students, jailed again on new charges More: Staunton man who tried to withdraw guilty pleas gets 10 years in prison Brad Zinn is the cops, courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader. Have a news tip? Or something that needs investigating? You can email reporter Brad Zinn (he/him) at bzinn@ You can also follow him on X (formerly Twitter). This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Augusta County snarls traffic, 3 hurt
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Brooklyn man dead after Carbon County crash
KIDDER TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Police say a Brooklyn man is dead after a tractor-trailer crash on Friday in Carbon County. The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) released information on Saturday, saying they were called to a crash at mile marker 275.9 on Interstate 80 for a reported crash at about 7:50 a.m. Scammers threatening to shut off people's electricity The early morning crash happened as a tractor-trailer was traveling east on Interstate 80 near mile marker 275 when it, for unknown reasons, left the roadway and struck multiple trees in the center median, troopers explained. PSP said in the release that the driver, identified as 23-year-old Sherzodjon Farhadov from Brooklyn, New York, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene by a Carbon County Deputy Coroner. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
