A charter bus traveling in the eastbound lane was unable to avoid the tractor-trailer and struck it, with the impact of the crash splitting the tractor-trailer in half. The bus ran off the right side of the highway and came to rest against the guardrail, police said. ADThe tractor-trailer driver, James Proffitt, 44, of Suffolk, Va., was transported to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville for treatment of serious injuries that were not life-threatening, state police said. ADThe driver of the bus, Andrew L. Burruss, 62, of Keswick, Va., was also transported to U-Va. Medical Center for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening. The Virginia State Police Motor Carrier Safety Team is investigating the crash, as is a U.S. postal inspector because the truck was filled with mail.

Source: Washington Post November 17, 2019 19:37 UTC