One person is dead and two were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County.
Virginia State Police report that a passenger in the vehicle was trapped as it caught fire. The driver and a second passenger were able to escape and suffered serious injuries. Both were flown to an area hospital.
The victim’s name has not been released.
The fatal accident occurred at 6:17 a.m. on I-85 southbound, near the 61 mile marker.
According to VSP, the white SUV was travelling northbound when it went off the left side of the interstate striking several trees before catching fire.
A passerby who attempted to rescue the trapped passenger also suffered minor burns and drove himself to an area hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
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