Shaded: damage area
Unit 1
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
Crash on Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Virginia
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehiclesHit and run
- Reporting agency
- City of Salem
- Document number
- 261240034
- Local case code
- 202601521
From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.
Where and when
- Location
- Lynchburg Turnpike
- City, county
- Salem
- Collision type
- Angle
- Intersection type
- Four Approaches
- First harmful event
- Motor Vehicle In Transport
- Traffic control
- Traffic Signal
- Work zone
- No
- Posted speed limit
- 35 / 25 mph
- Weather
- No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
- Light
- Daylight
- Road surface
- Dry
- Hit and run
- Yes
- People involved
- 1
- Injured
- 1
- Killed
- 0
Vehicles and people
Shaded: damage area
Unit 2: 2012
Van
- Direction of travel
- West
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, femaleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedPossible injury
Nearby and recent
4 crashes recorded on Lynchburg Turnpike in Salem in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.
- Jun 1, 2026, Lynchburg Turnpike2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- May 27, 2026, Texas Street2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- May 26, 2026, Texas St2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- May 21, 2026, Old Stevens Road NW2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
- May 20, 2026, Virginia 4192 vehicles, 2 injuredInjury crash
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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