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State Police: Woodstock man dead after rear-ending dump truck on Interstate 66

Crystal Graham
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A Woodstock man is dead following an accident Monday night on Interstate 66 in Warren County.

John K. Barb, 44, died at the scene near the six mile marker, according to Virginia State Police.

Barb was traveling west in a Kia Forte on I-66 when he allegedly rear-ended a westbound dump truck at approximately 8:15 p.m. The dump truck was accelerating from a nearby entrance ramp when it was struck, VSP said.

The driver of the dump truck, a 65-year-old male from Bunker Hill, W. Va., was not injured in the crash. The driver of the dump truck was not identified by police.

The fatal accident remains under investigation.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.