An investigation is under way into the crash of a Virginia Department of Corrections van that killed the driver and injured several prisoners.
The crash occurred Saturday in King George County. Police said the van ran off State Route 3 and crashed into trees.
The Free Lance-Star reported the driver, Dennis Toombs, 33, was taken to Mary Washington Hospital, where he died.
Toombs was transporting nine prisoners from a job site in Westmoreland County to the Stafford Men's Diversion Center.
Prisoners told police that most of them were sleeping when the crash took place. Several were hospitalized overnight.
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