Crash on Birch Elmo Road in Halifax County, Virginia

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Halifax County
Document number
253020280
Local case code
DIV325072167

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

Where and when

Location
Birch Elmo Road
City, county
Halifax County
Collision type
Deer
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Animal
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2009 Freightliner B2 Bus Chassis

Bus - School Bus

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, female, 72Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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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