Driver hurt, passenger fighting for life after box truck overturns in Chesterfield

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A driver is hurt and their passenger is fighting for their life after a box truck overturned and slid into a tree in Chesterfield County on Wednesday.

At about 12:33 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, officers with the Chesterfield County Police Department and first responders with Chesterfield County Fire and EMS were called to the 12800 block of Spring Run Road for report of a single-vehicle crash.

Police said that the involved vehicle, a box truck, had run off the road. The driver then overcorrected, causing the truck to overturn and slide into a tree.

Both the driver and their passenger were injured in this crash. According to authorities, the driver’s injuries were not considered life-threatening. They were taken to a hospital via ambulance for treatment.

Fire officials called in the MedFlight team to airlift the passenger, who had life-threatening injuries, to an area hospital. The helicopter landed at a nearby school to do so.

According to police, the department’s crash team is investigating to determine what caused the crash. Charges are pending while the investigation is underway.

No additional information is available at this time.

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