Crash on 1011 East Atlantic Street, South Hill, Virginia

Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 9:15 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)4 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of South Hill
Document number
171105195
Local case code
17-023576

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

Where and when

Location
1011 East Atlantic Street
City, county
South Hill
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
40 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2006 GMC Sierra

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 56Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2011 Ford Taurus

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 53Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 65Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 1996 Toyota Camry

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2017 Volvo Vnl6

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 33Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Otheras recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras 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

29 crashes recorded on East Atlantic Street in South Hill in the last 12 months, 12 with injuries.

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

All South Hill crashes, April 2017

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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