Crash on Candle Knob Road, Gate City, Virginia

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 8:20 AM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Gate City
Document number
261170142
Local case code
2026-07791

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

Where and when

Location
Candle Knob Road
City, county
Gate City
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2015 Jeep Wrangler

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2014 Hyundai Elantra

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Cutting Inas 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

2 crashes recorded on Candle Knob Road in Gate City in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Gate City crashes, April 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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