ISLE OF WIGHT, Va. (WAVY) — A tractor-trailer carrying cinder blocks overturned and closed roadways in Isle of Wight Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, the crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on the westbound lanes of US-258 in Smithfield. This is near Turner Drive.
Cinder blocks were scattered across both lanes following the crash, causing the road to be impassable
SVFD said a single occupant was partially ejected and pinned and was extricated within 10 minutes after crews arrived. The occupant was then stabilized and transported to the hospital for treatment.
Images obtained by SVFD show the truck overturned on the side of the road and the front of the truck is heavily damaged.
Crews were able to mitigate the hazards and remove the cinder blocks from the roadway. The scene was then turned over to Virginia State Police.
In a photo acquired by 10 On Your Side after the crash, the tractor-trailer has been put back in the upright position and on the side of the road. Damaged and broken cinder blocks could be seen pushed to the side of the road in the grass, making way for motorists.
The front side of the tractor-trailer, including the cabin, appears to have been crushed during the crash.
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