Three injured in crash

Published 4:36 pm Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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Suffolk Police and Suffolk Fire & Rescue responded to a four-vehicle accident that occurred on Route 58 westbound near the landfill on Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency Communications was contacted at 2:02 p.m. advising of the accident involving three passenger vehicles and a dump truck, according to a city press release.

Suffolk Fire & Rescue personnel provided emergency medical assessment and treatment, and one adult male was ground transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with serious injuries, and an adult male and female were also ground transported with non-life threatening injuries, the press release stated.

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Traffic was initially diverted onto the landfill off-ramp in order to keep traffic flowing. Two lanes reopened after several of the vehicles were removed, and all lanes reopened at 3:10 p.m.

The investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing at this time.