Update: Single vehicle accident on Interstate 64 claims life

Cleanup crews access the damage of an overturned tractor-trailer that claimed the life of a man during an Apr. 22 accident.

Virginia State Police photo

One person is dead after an Apr. 22 accident on Interstate 64 in New Kent.

Virginia State Police spokesman Steve Vick said shortly before 8 p.m. near exit 220 (West Point), a 2005 Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling westbound on Interstate 64 when it ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree. The truck partially overturned, spilling fuel and partially blocking the left lane.

The driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle and died at the scene. He was wearing a seatbelt at the time.

No further information is available at the time. Vick commented that an update will be provided upon the completion of an investigation.