Crash on Fort Ave, Lynchburg, Virginia

Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 12:07 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Lynchburg
Document number
261930061
Local case code
2026010519

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

Where and when

Location
Fort Ave
City, county
Lynchburg
Collision type
Fixed Object in Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Other Fixed Object
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2023 Merz Unknown

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Entering Street From Parking Lot
  • Driver, maleRestraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2017 Ford Expedition

Truck (SUV)

Maneuver
Parked

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Cell Phoneas 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

31 crashes recorded on Fort Ave in Lynchburg in the last 12 months, 16 with injuries.

All Lynchburg crashes, June 2026

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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