Richmond, VA : 3-vehicle crash sends SUV off I-95 bridge and into river near Kings Dominion on Thursday, December 22, 2016

Two people escaped serious injury Thursday after a three-vehicle crash sent an SUV off northbound Interstate 95 and into the Little River near Kings Dominion.

Virginia State Police said the crash happened about 7:45 a.m. at mile marker 96.6 in Hanover County when a 2011 Toyota Corolla rear-ended a 2009 Ford, causing the Ford to spin and hit a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The Hyundai overturned and struck the barrier wall, which caused the SUV to roll over the wall and fall about 50 feet into the Little River.

Two men in another vehicle who witnessed the accident — Nathan Hypes of Prince George County and David Connelly of Providence Forge — immediately went down the embankment and into the water to rescue a 62-year-old man and 60-year-old woman who were in the Hyundai, police said.

The couple in the Hyundai, who are from Wendell, N.C., were taken to VCU Medical Center with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said.

The driver of the Toyota — James A. Riddick Jr., 25, of Suffolk — was charged with reckless driving.
The crash remained under investigation.

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3-vehicle crash sends SUV off I-95 bridge and into river near Kings Dominion