Crash on W Main St, Salem, Virginia

Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
232165121
Local case code
20232738

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

Where and when

Location
W Main St
City, county
Salem
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2013 Ford 25V

Van

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 37Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, femaleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2015 Mazd CX-5

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 34Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2020 Ford Work Van

Special Vehicle - Farm Machinery

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 45Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Passenger(s)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas 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

30 crashes recorded on W Main St in Salem in the last 12 months, 11 with injuries.

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

All Salem crashes, August 2023

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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