DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. -- Eleven people were hurt in a bus crash that closed Interstate 85 south in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, for hours Thursday, according to authorities.
Troopers were called to a single-vehicle crash involving a small charter bus that ran off in the interstate and overturned just after 11:15 a.m., Virginia State Police Public Relations Director Corinne Geller said.
“At this point, it looks like the bus ran off the road to the right, overcorrected to the left and overturned,” Sgt. Jessica Shehan said. "We have our Division One Crash Reconstruction Team on scene to figure out what exactly happened."
Multiple people on the bus were ejected during the rollover, WTVR CBS 6 Senior Reporter Wayne Covil said.
Two people were med-flighted to an area hospital with serious injuries, troopers said.
Eight others and the bus driver were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
There has been no word yet on the severity of their injuries or if charges will be filed in the crash.
The crash closed all of the interstate's southbound lanes at Route 40/Doyle Boulevard (mile marker 43) and traffic was diverted to Exit 48, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials said.
Drivers were urged to use alternate routes and plan for delays.
Traffic was backed up more than two miles as of about 2:50 p.m. But all lanes had reopened by about 3:40 p.m. and the scene was clear, according to officials.
Troopers said the Virginia State Police Richmond Division Crash Reconstruction Team was on the scene to aid in the investigation.
