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Man seriously injured in early Tuesday crash on Rt. 58 in Suffolk

Posted at 8:21 AM, Apr 28, 2015
and last updated 2015-04-28 08:21:45-04

Suffolk, Va. – A 22-year-old man was seriously injured in a crash on Route 58/Portsmouth Boulevard East in Suffolk on Tuesday morning.

Suffolk Police and Suffolk Fire & Rescue responded to the scene around 2:10 a.m. after they were notified that a Toyota Corolla had sustained heavy damage and had a confirmed entrapment.

The 22-year-old driver sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash. He was removed from the vehicle by Suffolk Fire & Rescue and EMS personnel and was briefly treated before being flown to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital via Nightingale.

A portion of the roadway was closed for several hours.  The cause of the accident is under investigation.