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.