As many as 20 cars were involved in a pileup on the Afton Mountain side of Interstate 64 at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, halting both lanes of traffic on the interstate.
The pileup started when a van collided with the rear of a contracted snowplow truck, which then ran up under the van, according to First Sgt. J.K. Pearson of the Virginia State Police.
"The person in the van was taken to the U.Va. [hospital] for treatment," Pearson said. "Several other vehicles skidded and crashed ... [but] that wasn't serious."
According to Pearson, the interstate was closed for approximately three hours because of the inclement weather, and was not reopened until after 6:30 p.m.
"Speed was certainly a factor [in the accidents]," Pearson added. "If people had been driving slower, none of it would have happened. The combination of the two factors [ice and fog] just resulted in a bad situation."
Conditions have improved since then, but authorities are still urging drivers to remain cautious on the road.
-- compiled by Jordan Dods
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