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Two injured in multi-vehicle crash on Chesapeake Expressway

Posted at 4:30 PM, Aug 10, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-10 17:22:11-04

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the southbound Route 168 bypass at Battlefield Boulevard Friday afternoon.

The call came in at 3:29 p.m.

Police say the drivers of two vehicles that were involved in a crash and pulled over to the shoulder of the expressway to exchange information. While the drivers were standing outside of their vehicles and waiting for police to arrive, another vehicle traveling northbound lost control, hydroplaned, crossed the median and hit them.

Crews with the Chesapeake Fire Department took the victims to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Southbound lanes on the expressway re-opened at 5:03 p.m. after being closed while police investigated.

There is no further information.

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