Crash on Fort Ave, Lynchburg, Virginia

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Lynchburg
Document number
261660396
Local case code
2026007964

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
Rear End
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2023 Kawk Ninja 400

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 25Restraint: Helmet
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2018 Toyt Tacoma

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 26Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 23Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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, May 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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