Crash on Route 460 in Buchanan County, Virginia

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Buchanan County
Document number
241575252
Local case code
DIV424046286

From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Route 460
City, county
Buchanan County
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Passing Lines
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
3
Killed
2

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2013 Mini Cooper

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 56Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2011 Ford 3DC

Emergency Vehicle (Regardless of Veh Type)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 22Restraint: Lap Belt Only
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 58Restraint: Other
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Wrong Side Of Road - Not Overtakingas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

About this record

Source
VDOT crash data
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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