Three people die in multiple-truck accident in Virginia

Three people have died and three people incurred injuries following an accident involving a dump truck and a logging truck early Monday morning on U.S. 60 in Powhatan County, Virginia. State police said that a total of five trucks were involved in the accident.

According to Virginia State Police a dump truck carrying sludge crossed the center line of U.S. 60 around 5:13 a.m. and hit a logging truck loaded with pine logs head on. The impact of the crash caused the logging truck to overturn and erupt into a fiery blaze.

Two other logging trucks following the truck that was hit head on, along with another sludge truck were also involved in the accident.

Two people in the logging truck and the sludge truck driver were killed on the scene. Two others involved in the accident were taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries and another driver had minor injuries.

Police are still trying to determine what caused the first truck to cross the center line.

Accidents, such as this one end in tragedy, but victims who retain a truck accident attorney can seek compensation from the involved parties.

The families of the deceased and those injured will be faced with unanticipated costs, such as funeral expenses and expensive medical care. These individuals can hire an accomplished truck accident lawyer to make certain these costs don’t come out of their pockets and instead are paid by negligent drivers.  

A truck accident attorney is capable of representing victims of commercial truck, dump truck and logging truck collisions.