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The Southampton County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies responded to a crash involving two tractor-trailers on the westbound side of U.S. Route 58 near Drewry Road on Friday morning, Sept. 20. The crash resulted in serious injuries to the drivers of both vehicles.

SCSO Maj. Camden Cobb stated that the drivers have been airlifted to area hospitals.

He noted that the sheriff’s office received the call regarding the crash in Drewryville at 9:26 a.m. He said the crash involved one tractor-trailer rear-ending the other, but he noted that the cause of the collision was unknown and is under investigation.

“The sheriff’s office will be investigating,” he said. “They are in the process of doing that now.”

He noted that all four lanes of U.S. Route 58 near Drewry Road are closed down until further notice.

He indicated that treatment for those who were injured by the crash was the first priority. Now that the drivers have been flown to area hospitals, he said, “We’re working to establish rerouting of traffic so we can get traffic moving again.”

Responding to the scene in Drewryville were the sheriff’s office, Courtland Fire and Rescue, Capron Fire and Rescue, and Drewryville Volunteer Fire Department.

Cobb said the Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Department of Emergency Management had been notified and were en route.