Three taken to hospital in separate incidents early Thursday morning on I-81 in Smyth County, VA

Three people were taken to the hospital in separate crashes early Thursday morning on Interstate 81 Southbound in Smyth County, VA.

According to Virginia State Police, they were called to a two vehicle crash at mile marker 42 just before 12:40 a.m, and determined a Chevy Tahoe traveling south, lost control, drove through the median, and struck a northbound tractor-trailer, causing the tractor-trailer to overturn. Both drivers were taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

A few minutes later, a second crash occurred at mile marker 62 involving another tractor-trailer and Dodge pickup, causing the tractor-trailer to run off the interstate into the median. The driver of the pickup was taken to the hospital while the tractor-trailer driver was uninjured.

Both of these crashes remain under investigation by VSP.

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