Blown Tire Sends Dump Truck Off Overpass

    May 5, 2025
    The truck caught fire after it landed on the road below.

    By: The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press staff
    Source: The Virginian-Pilot (TNS)

    A dump truck crashed into the wall of an Interstate 664 overpass, fell off the roadway and onto Bridge Road in Suffolk, then caught fire Friday, city and state officials said.

    Just before 11:30 a.m., dispatchers received a report about the truck, which had overturned in the 4400 block of Bridge Road and caught fire. That’s near the Suffolk-Chesapeake line near Western Branch.

    Images from the scene

    WTKR posted several images from the scene of the dump truck incident.

    State police say a tire on the Western Star truck exploded, causing the 20-year-old driver to lose control and run off the roadway. When the truck hit the overpass wall, its axle was torn from the vehicle, causing the truck to go over the overpass and onto Bridge Road below.

    The driver was uninjured in the crash, according Michelle Anaya, a Virginia State Police spokesperson. The dump truck was empty at the time.

    The road was closed in both directions for several hours. Motorists are asked to avoid the area.

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