FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Route 17 Business is closed in the Saluda area of Middlesex County after a crash with downed utility pole and lines.

Crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) have set up a detour and directing all drivers to continue on Route 17 and Route 33 around the crash scene.

There is no reopening time available.

Please check 511Virginia.org for real-time updates.

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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.