Several cars were damaged and one person was taken to a nearby hospital after rocks from a quarry blast landed on vehicles driving on Interstate 66 and Route 522 in Front Royal, Virginia Wednesday afternoon.

According to Warren County Fire Marshall Gerry Maiatico, drivers started calling 911 for help around 1 p.m. after rocks began falling onto cars.

Maiatico says eight cars were damaged by the falling rocks or driving over the rocks after they landed in the roadway. Eight people were assessed on the roadway and one person was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The rocks reportedly came from a blasting operation at a nearby quarry. Maiatico explained that the quarry's containment was lost on debris called fly rock, causing it to fly onto the roadways.

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