Military Humvee crash leaves two hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va, (WRIC) -- Two people are facing life-threatening injuries after a military Humvee ran off the roadway on Saturday June 7, in Dinwiddie County.

According to Virginia State Police (VSP), a Humvee that was part of a military convoy, carrying soldiers from the National Guard Unit, was traveling west on the 3000 block of Cox Road and Route 460 when it ran off the roadway and overturned.

The vehicle was towing a single-axle trailer when it began to lose control due to issues with the trailer, according to VSP. When the driver tried to regain control the vehicle it then ran off the right side of the road overcorrecting and overturning several times.

According to VSP, both the driver and the passenger involved were wearing seatbelts at the time of the incident.

The passenger was flown to VCU Medical Center via Med Flight and the driver was driven to VCU Medical center--both are suffering from serious life-threatening injuries.

The incident is still remains under investigation, stay with 8News for more updates.