CARROLL COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Virginia State Police were on the scene of a fatal accident involving a tractor trailer along Interstate-77 southbound in Carroll County.
The accident happened at 8:06 a.m. at mile marker 22.4 along Interstate-77 southbound.
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Virginia State Police say the driver of the tractor-trailer, Randall O. Page, 36, of Charlotte, N.C., died at the scene.
According to state police, a tractor-trailer pulling double trailers was traveling north on I-77 when the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle as it came through a curve. The tractor-trailer ran off the left side of the highway, went through the median, and overturned across the southbound lanes of I-77. When the tractor-trailer entered the southbound lanes, the second trailer struck a 2014 Chevrolet Aveo.
The driver of the Aveo, a 22-year-old Ohio woman, was transported to Wythe Community Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The cause of the crash remains ongoing.
The southbound lanes of I-77 will remain closed for at least the next few hours due to the extensive cleanup of the tractor-trailer and its load. VDOT is assisting with detours for southbound traffic.
VDOT says congestion has reached ten miles and traffic is being detoured off the Interstate at exit 24 onto Route 52 south, and back onto the Interstate at exit 19.
Drivers were being asked to seek alternate routes.
The following was posted on VDOT's 511Virginia.org website:
I-77S at MM 22.4
On I-77 at mile marker 22.4 in the County of Carroll, motorists can expect major delays due to a tractor trailer accident. The south right lane is closed. Traffic backups are approximately 11.0 miles.
Last updated: Fri 07/03/2015 3:31 PM EDT