SUFFOLK, Va. — A person was seriously hurt when their car flipped over while driving in the Whaleyville area of Suffolk Tuesday morning.
The crash happened in the 6400 block of Whaleyville Boulevard (Route 13), which is close to the intersection with Mineral Spring Road. The call came in around 6:40 a.m. and firefighters got there just minutes later, according to the Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue.
After arriving, crews with the fire department confirmed that a vehicle was on its side and a person was trapped inside. There were also downed power lines around the vehicle.
Right after crews got the person out, the vehicle's engine compartment caught on fire, the department said.
Sentara's Nightingale helicopter ambulance flew the person to Norfolk General Hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
The road was closed to allow workers to clear out the power lines. A spokesperson for Dominion Energy said the work was finished around noon and the road has reopened.
According to Dominion Energy's outage map, the downed lines left more than 200 people without power, but the outage alert has since cleared.