Crash on Gidsville Road in Amherst County, Virginia

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Amherst County
Document number
260410223
Local case code
DIV326006423

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

Where and when

Location
Gidsville Road
City, county
Amherst County
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
Snow
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Icy
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Volkswagen Jetta

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2013 Jeep Wrangler

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 53Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Wrong Side Of Road - Not Overtakingas recorded on the report
Unit 2 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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