CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A tractor-trailer crash on Route 288 caused significant delays for drivers in Chesterfield County on Friday, Feb. 2.
According to Virginia State Police, the crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Route 288 near the Midlothian Turnpike exit.
State troopers said a tractor-trailer and an SUV collided in the southbound lanes, causing a power line to also be hit. The power lines then sparked a fire in the grass alongside the road.
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A brush fire burning from a downed powerline on the side of Route 288 near the Midlothian Turnpike exit on Friday, Feb 2. (Photo: Mark Morales, 8News) -
The downed powerline located on Route 288 in Chesterfield County after it was extinguished from a fire on Friday, Feb. 2. (Photo: Mark Morales, 8News) -
Crews responding to a downed powerline which had caused a brush fire on Route 288 near the Midlothian Turnpike exit on Friday, Feb. 2. (Photo: Mark Morales, 8News)
A spokesperson with Chesterfield Fire & EMS said the brush fire was two acres in size but has since been extinguished.