Crash on West 21st Street, Buena Vista, Virginia

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Buena Vista
Document number
260850016
Local case code
2026-07553

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

Where and when

Location
West 21st Street
City, county
Buena Vista
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
Yes
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2009 Ford Focus

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 53Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2011 Ford Escape

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 47Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

1 crash recorded on West 21st Street in Buena Vista in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Buena Vista crashes, March 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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