Truck plows into Walmart, sending 3 to hospital as store is evacuated, Virginia cops say
A pickup truck plowed into a Walmart store in Virginia — sending three people to a hospital, officials said.
The store was evacuated after the truck careened through the front of the building on North Main Street in Suffolk, the city’s police department wrote in a news release.
A photo that officers shared with McClatchy News shows the front of the truck was left mangled after the crash on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
Police and Suffolk Fire and Rescue were called to the store just before 10:30 a.m. Someone had reported that a “vehicle struck and entered the Wal-Mart Supercenter through the Home & Pharmacy entrance.”
A Walmart worker as well as the truck’s driver and passenger were taken to a hospital. All three had injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, according to officials.
“The safety and security of our associates and customers is always a top priority,” Walmart told McClatchy News in an emailed statement. “We are grateful that our associate is recovering. Our store will reopen as soon as possible.”
Police in their news release didn’t say what caused the crash or whether anyone was facing charges. The store “remains closed until further notice,” and an investigation was ongoing as of Nov. 16, officials said.
Suffolk is roughly 20 miles southwest of Norfolk.
This story was originally published November 16, 2022 at 2:30 PM with the headline "Truck plows into Walmart, sending 3 to hospital as store is evacuated, Virginia cops say."
