Crash on Electric Rd, Salem, Virginia

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 4:34 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
232355080
Local case code
20233005

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

Where and when

Location
Electric Rd
City, county
Salem
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Three 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
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2016 Frei Truck

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 47Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Ford 4DR

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, male, 25Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury

Nearby and recent

14 crashes recorded on Electric Rd in Salem in the last 12 months, 7 with injuries.

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

All Salem crashes, August 2023

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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