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Two perish in multi-vehicle pileup on Virginia interstate

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Virginia State Police have confirmed that two people were killed in a pileup crash involving multiple semi trucks on Wednesday.

The crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. on northbound I-81 at the Pulaski-Wythe County line in Virginia.

Benny Ford via CDLLife App

81 north near the 88 mile mark PRAYERS!!

Posted by Mike Horton on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Troopers say that six vehicles collided near mile marker 87.

Police confirmed that two people died in the crash. It isn’t clear yet how many were injured.

Benny Ford via CDLLife App

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Miles-long traffic backups were reported, but all lanes of northbound I-81 have reopened.

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