41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County
A 41-vehicle wreck caused traffic backups on Interstate 81 south in Rockbridge County on Sunday and sent at least 10 people to the hospital. Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Foresman said two tractor-trailers and one camper overturned. The camper was destroyed, he said. Both southbound lanes at mile marker 196 were closed for hours after the wreck, which occurred at 4:54 p.m., Foresman said.
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