A Virginia man is dead following an accident on Route 460 in Nottoway on Wednesday morning.
James Bernard Franklin, 46, of Petersburg, died at the scene.
A passenger, Margaret Jones, 49, of Nottoway, was flown to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The single-vehicle accident occurred at 9:53 a.m. on westbound 460, approximately 1/4 mile east of Cellar Creek Road in Nottoway, according to a report from Virginia State Police.
Franklin was driving a 2014 Ford F-150 truck when it ran off the road to the left, struck a tree, spun around and struck a second tree.
According to VSP, Franklin was not wearing his seatbelt. His passenger, Jones, was wearing her seatbelt.
This crash remains under investigation.
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