Virginia State Police

Truck over I-77 bridge.

The driver of a tractor-trailer that crashed down an embankment on Interstate 77 this morning escaped with injuries that weren’t life-threatening, police said.

John Ledford, 25, from Georgia was headed south on the interstate during heavy rain when he lost control of his truck about 7:30 a.m., Virginia State Police Sgt. Michael Conroy said.

The tractor-trailer crashed through a guardrail and down a hill just short of the New River Bridge.

The truck was crushed, and the road was blocked for a short time while crews cleaned up a minor fuel spill from its tanks. The truck was loaded with vacuum cleaners.

Ledford was charged with failure to maintain control.

The road has reopened.

--Shawna Morrison