According to a report from WTVR, Virginia state troopers are now investigating a motor vehicle accident (MVA) on Interstate 85 (I-85) involving two South Hill Fire Department (SHFD) in Mecklenburg County near the North Carolina border.
The accident occurred just before 6:35 a.m. Sunday when a Hyundai Sonata struck two SHFD vehicles that were responding to another MVA in I-85’s northbound lanes, according to officials from the Virginia State Police.
The driver of the Hyundai suffered minor injuries. No SHFD members were hurt.
The crash forced the closure of I-85 north for around two hours.
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