Three killed, more than 20 injured in multi-car pileup in Virginia
Posted: Mar 31, 2013 10:28 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 5, 2014 7:57 PM EDT
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. — Three people have been killed and more than 20 were injured in a 75 car pileup.
It happened around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon in Interstate 77 near the Virginia-North Carolina border.
VDOT says the traffic was backed up for eight miles.
State police say several vehicles caught fire but were quickly put out.
The interstate was closed in both directions.