Driver whose SUV plunged into river is rescued by bridge maintenance crew, VA cops say
A maintenance crew rescued a driver from his submerged SUV after it crashed into a Virginia river, police said.
The 47-year-old driver of a 2015 Toyota SUV was heading east on Route 3 near the Robert O. Norris Bridge in Lancaster County around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, when he veered off the side of the road and behind a guardrail, according to a news release from Virginia State Police.
The SUV then went down “an embankment of rocks” and landed in the Rappahannock River, police said.
A maintenance crew working on the bridge pulled the driver from the submerged vehicle, according to police. He was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Police said they are investigating whether a “medical emergency” was a factor in the crash.
No other information was released as of Nov. 17.
Lancaster County is in eastern Virginia, about 95 miles north of Norfolk.
This story was originally published November 17, 2021 at 1:24 PM with the headline "Driver whose SUV plunged into river is rescued by bridge maintenance crew, VA cops say."
