One person injured, taken to hospital, after a tractor-trailer rear-ends another on southbound I-77 near Dobson.
Modified Date:
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:27amAccident Date:
Tuesday, March 25, 2014Tractor-trailer crash closes I-77 South.(link is external)
A crash involving two tractor-trailers Wednesday morning shut down Interstate 77 south in Surry County, near the weigh station.
A crash involving two tractor-trailers Wednesday morning shut down Interstate 77 south in Surrey County, near the weigh station.
It happened just before 6 a.m. near mile marker 102. At 8 a.m., one of the lanes had reopened. | Mobile users, tap here for photos from the scene.
One person was taken to Baptist Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol said the driver of one of the tractor-trailers fell asleep and collided with another big rig.
At one point, traffic was backed up to mile marker 1 in Virginia. Drivers were being detoured onto US Highway 52.
Hazmat crews were called to the scene because of a fuel spill.
Type: Truck Accident
People Involved:
Roadway:
I-77City:
Dobson, NCCounty:
Surry County, NC
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