Shaded: damage area
Unit 1
Passenger car
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Slowing or Stopping
Crash on interstate 81 nb, Salem, Virginia
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)4 vehiclesHit and run
- Reporting agency
- City of Salem
- Document number
- 260940069
- Local case code
- DIV626030057
From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.
Where and when
- Location
- interstate 81 nb
- City, county
- Salem
- Collision type
- Rear End
- Intersection type
- Not at Intersection
- First harmful event
- Motor Vehicle In Transport
- Traffic control
- Highway Safety Corridor
- Work zone
- Yes
- Posted speed limit
- 60 mph
- Weather
- No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
- Light
- Daylight
- Road surface
- Dry
- Hit and run
- Yes
- People involved
- 3
- Injured
- 1
- Killed
- 0
Vehicles and people
Shaded: damage area
Unit 2: 2016
Truck (SUV)
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Stopped in Traffic Lane
- Driver, maleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedPossible injury
Shaded: damage area
Unit 3: 2022
Pick-up Truck
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Stopped in Traffic Lane
- Driver, maleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
Shaded: damage area
Unit 4: 2026
Truck (SUV)
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Stopped in Traffic Lane
- Driver, femaleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
Nearby and recent
2 crashes recorded on interstate 81 nb in Salem in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.
- Apr 30, 2026, W Main St2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
- Apr 25, 2026, Interstate 812 vehiclesProperty damage only
- Apr 18, 2026, Poplar Avenue2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- Apr 17, 2026, SB I 812 vehiclesProperty damage only
- Apr 17, 2026, W Main St2 vehiclesProperty damage only
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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