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Police release new information about fatal crash that closed Interstate 85 in Virginia

Posted at 9:09 AM, May 31, 2024

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. -- Two people were killed and two other people were flown to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash closed Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

"At approximately 7:45 a.m. Friday, May 31, 2024, Virginia State Police responded to a crash involving a tractor-trailer and five additional vehicles, southbound Interstate 85 at the 40.2-mile marker in Dinwiddie," a Virginia State Police spokesperson wrote in an email. "This crash is actively being investigated at this time and troopers are working to identify the victims and notify next of kin."

Fatal crash on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

The crash prompted the closure of all travel lanes in that area. All lanes have since reopened.

Southbound traffic was diverted off Exit 42 (Route 40; McKenney), a VDOT spokesperson advised.

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