Crash on 4045 Wards Road, Lynchburg, Virginia

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 4:59 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Lynchburg
Document number
183035351
Local case code
2018013071

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

Where and when

Location
4045 Wards Road
City, county
Lynchburg
Collision type
Backed Into
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2016 Ford Escape

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, under 18Restraint: Other. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2010 Volk Suv

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 47Restraint: Other. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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.

All Lynchburg crashes, August 2018

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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