Black ice caused a 2005 Dodge Ram Truck to lose control on Sylvatus Highway. Roland William Dalton of Dugspur was driving a 2005 Dodge Ram truck when he hit ice and tangled up with a 2000 Ford truck pulling a 24 foot cargo trailer. The Ford was driven by Anthony "Tony" Swink of Hillsville, according to witnesses. The Hillsville Volunteer Fire Department had to extricate both drivers and a passenger in the Swink vehicle after extraction all three were transported just down the road where they were each flown out by Helicopter with serious injuries. The Virginia State Police are still investigating the accident.

--David Young photographer and writer