Zbog sudara, koji se desio u jutarnjim časovima po lokalnom vremenu na oko 80 kilometara istočno od Ričmonda, auto-put je zatvoren u oba pravca.
Dozens injured in 63-vehicle pileup on Virginia highway https://t.co/oqdZOKbWyt pic.twitter.com/39QI8q3JXw
— CBC World News (@CBCWorldNews) December 22, 2019
Navodi se da su neke osobe zadobile lakše povrede, ali i da ima onih koji su životno ugroženi.
Police are investigating a series of chain reaction crashes that led to a 63-vehicle pileup on I-64 in Virginia this morning. Officials said fog and ice were on the roadway at the time of the crash. 35 people were transported to the hospital #8NN
— 8 News NOW (@8NewsNow) December 22, 2019
STORY: https://t.co/7zb9gQ2Q6g pic.twitter.com/XYHoTO6SeY
Portparol regionalnog Medicinskog centra je na zvaničnom profilu na Tviteru objavio da je u tom centru zbrinuto 25 povređenih, od kojih je jedna osoba u teškom stanju.
VEHICLE PILEUP ALERT:
— Global Breaking News (@GBNReports) December 22, 2019
45+ Vehicles Have Crashed In Virginia On The I-64.
Emergency services are on scene and the traffic flow has been stopped. pic.twitter.com/l7rhuRjPRW
Policija je objavila i fotografije sudara na kojima se vide prevrnuti i smrskani automobili.
Na vozače se apeluje da budu obazrivi u vožnji, posebno na mostovima, zbog poledice i magle.