Crash on Hardy Rd, Vinton, Virginia

Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 11:17 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)5 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Vinton
Document number
261900187
Local case code
2026-00006702

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

Where and when

Location
Hardy Rd
City, county
Vinton
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
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
Slush
Hit and run
No
People involved
6
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2010 Ford Edge

Truck (SUV)

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

Unit 2: 2016 Ford Escape

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 75Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 73Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2025 Volkswagen Taos

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2023 Hyundai Elantra

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 45Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 5: 2018 Jeep Wrangler

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Looking at Roadsideas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas 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

9 crashes recorded on Hardy Rd in Vinton in the last 12 months, 4 with injuries.

All Vinton crashes, July 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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