Accident causes backup outside Blair

Three cars, a van and a six-wheel box truck carrying medical waste collided at the intersection of Williamsburg Dr. and University Blvd. at about 4:30 p.m. today, Sept. 8. Two people received minor injuries, according to an unnamed firefighter at the accident scene.

The crash took more than three hours to clean up. "When the tow truck went to stand the truck up, some waste leaked out," he said. The material, however, was contained and removed, the firefighter noted.

Later, after the first accident, another crash occurred on the opposite side of University Blvd. among cars passing the first crash site. "Because people were rubbernecking, there was a second accident," said the firefighter. No major injuries were sustained in the second accident, according to the firefighter.

Many parents coming to Back-to-School night were delayed after being diverted from University Blvd.