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Jail van crashes into tree in Va.

No injuries were reported, though later all inmates complained of minor back, neck and shoulder pain

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SUFFOLK, Va. — A van transporting inmates from the Western Tidewater Regional Jail struck a tree Monday morning.

Diana Klink with the City of Suffolk said the crash occurred around 8 a.m. when a the van carrying 12 inmates, one guard and a driver ran up on a curb and struck a tree in the 400 block of North Main Street.

No injuries were reported initially, however, Klink said all inmates later complained of minor back, neck and shoulder pain. They were all transported to Sentara Obici Hospital by Suffolk Fire and Rescue.

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