Crash on Buffalo Springs Turnpike in Amherst County, Virginia

Friday, December 22, 2023 at 5:59 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Amherst County
Document number
233575106
Local case code
2023-001731

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

Where and when

Location
Buffalo Springs Turnpike
City, county
Amherst County
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Two Approaches
First harmful event
Ran Off Road
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
Sleet/Hail
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Icy
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2005 Dodge Dakota

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 31Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

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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