Crash on Main St, Altavista, Virginia

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 11:50 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Altavista
Document number
262120224
Local case code
A26-00341

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

Where and when

Location
Main St
City, county
Altavista
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
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1999 Chev Monte Carlo

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2023 Toyota Rav4

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 75Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

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 Main St in Altavista in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Altavista 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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