FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Virginia State Police (VSP) said Thursday that one of the people hurt in a series of crashes on I-66 Wednesday died at the hospital.

Troopers were at the scene of a “chain reaction crash” involving three vehicles in the westbound lanes of I-66 at the 51 mile marker just after 6:30 p.m. One driver was injured, but declined treatment.

Minutes later, there was another three-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-66 near the exit for Nutley Street. VSP spokeswoman Corinne Geller said one of the vehicles involved was a tow truck that was responding to the original crash at the 51 mile marker.

Geller said the tow truck slowed to a stop. The driver of an SUV rear-ended the tow truck, then spun out and hit a pickup truck.

Medics took the driver of the SUV to Fairfax INOVA Hospital where she died.

The tow truck driver had injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. Medics took the tow truck driver to the hospital, too.

The driver of the pickup truck wasn’t hurt.

that vehicle was taken to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, while the tow truck driver was also transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

At 7:35 p.m., there was a third wreck on the interstate. That one involved two vehicles near mile marker 56. Medics took one driver to the hospital.