TOPICS: Tractor-trailer Overturned I-81 Middle River Fire Community rescue Hazmat team Hospital

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A truck driver was flown to the hospital after a tractor-trailer overturned on I-81 Saturday, according to firefighters.

According to Augusta County Fire and Rescue, at 4:30 p.m., multiple units were dispatched to a tractor-trailer that had overturned on I-81 N near the 228 mile marker.

The cab of the truck reportedly fell off the highway and into the Middle River, while the trailer caught fire. Firefighters say that bystanders had entered the water in an attempt to help the driver.

When emergency crews arrived, they worked to extinguish the trailer and treat the driver and bystanders who had entered the water to help the driver.

"Thank you to all

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