Two people are dead following an accident on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County on Saturday.
Donna Diane Reinikka, 92, died at the scene. Everett Arnold Reinikka, 91, was transported to Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital where he later died. Both were from Coatesville, Penn.
The accident occurred Sept. 7 at 2:49 p.m., two miles south of North Lee Highway.
A 2023 Chrysler Pacifica was traveling northbound in the right lane and a 2017 Subaru Crosstrek traveling northbound in the left lane on Interstate 81.
According to Virginia State Police, the accident occurred when both vehicles attempted to change lanes striking each other.
The two passengers in the Chrysler were the two fatalities in the accident.
The names of the two drivers have not been released.
The crash remains under investigation.
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