Crash on RT15/ S. James Madison Hwy in Buckingham County, Virginia

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 11:40 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
Buckingham County
Document number
241505067
Local case code
DIV324035134

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

Where and when

Location
RT15/ S. James Madison Hwy
City, county
Buckingham County
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
0
Killed
4

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2012 Ford Fusion

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 77Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Fatal
  • Passenger, female, 85Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2022 Ford T350

Truck (2-Axles)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 60Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2021 Nissan Versa

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 66Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 37Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 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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