Crash on N Franklin St, Christiansburg, Virginia

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)4 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Christiansburg
Document number
252945046
Local case code
2025-00028361

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

Where and when

Location
N Franklin St
City, county
Christiansburg
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
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2019 Jeep Compass

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2024 Hyundai Sonata

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Starting From Parked Position
  • Driver, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2023 Dodge Ram 1500

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 51Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2016 Subaru Outback

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 29Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas 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

43 crashes recorded on N Franklin St in Christiansburg in the last 12 months, 13 with injuries.

All Christiansburg crashes, October 2025

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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