VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – One person was killed early Sunday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 77 in Carroll County involving two tractor-trailers, a pickup truck, and a car, Virginia State Police reported.
The crash occurred around 5:09 a.m. on Nov. 30 in the northbound lanes near mile marker 8.
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Police said a pickup truck traveling in the left lane struck the rear of a tractor-trailer before veering off into the median.
Shortly afterward, a Tesla moving from the left lane to the right lane collided with a second tractor-trailer.
The Tesla then returned to the left lane and struck the first tractor-trailer. The driver of the Tesla died at the scene; their identity has not been released.
Authorities said wintry weather may have contributed to the crash. Northbound lanes of I-77 were closed for several hours while crews investigated and cleared the scene.
