GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. — Three drivers were taken to the hospital after they were ejected from their cars due to a major, multi-vehicle crash in Gloucester County on Tuesday morning.
According to the Gloucester Sheriff's Office, the crash happened near the Lighthouse Worship Center in the 4300 block of the George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17). All southbound traffic was at a standstill.
Virginia State Police said one car was traveling north on Route 17 when it veered off the road, crossed the center grass median then spun out of control and hit another car head-on.
The vehicle that was hit was then struck by another car, causing it to run off the road and overturn.
The Sheriff's office said that all of the vehicles were removed from the roadway around 9 a.m. The crash is still under investigation and charges are pending.
