Crash on Orange Ave NE, Roanoke, Virginia

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)7 vehicles

Reporting agency: City of Roanoke
Document number: 253000078
Local case code: 25-214741

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

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Where and when

Location: Orange Ave NE
City, county: Roanoke
Collision type: Rear End
Intersection type: Not at Intersection
First harmful event: Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control: Traffic Signal
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: 9
Injured: 8
Killed: 1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Mazda 3

Passenger car

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Going Straight Ahead

Driver, male, 26Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
Fatal

Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Ram 2500

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Slowing or Stopping

Driver, male, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Possible injury

Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2006 Mazda 5

Passenger car

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Stopped in Traffic Lane

Driver, male, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Possible injury
Passenger, female, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Possible injury
Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Possible injury

Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2015 GMC Terrain

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Stopped in Traffic Lane

Shaded: damage area

Unit 5: 2020 Acura Rdx

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Stopped in Traffic Lane

Driver, female, 64Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Possible injury
Passenger, female, 86Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Possible injury

Shaded: damage area

Unit 6: 2010 Infiniti FX35

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Stopped in Traffic Lane

Driver, male, 51Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Minor injury

Shaded: damage area

Unit 7: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Stopped in Traffic Lane

Driver, male, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action: Exceeded Speed Limitas recorded on the report

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Nearby and recent

23 crashes recorded on Orange Ave NE in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 13 with injuries.

Nov 23, 2025, Interstate 5811 vehicleProperty damage only
Nov 22, 2025, Elm Avenue Southeast3 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
Nov 22, 2025, Bullitt Avenue Southeast2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Nov 21, 2025, 12th Street Southeast at Montrose Ave SE2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
Nov 21, 2025, Elm Avenue Southeast2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash

All Roanoke crashes, October 2025

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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