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Southwest Virginia: VDOT work truck, passenger vehicle in crash killing one

Crystal Graham
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A Virginia Department of Transportation work truck was placing signs on the shoulder of the Route 58 bypass this morning when it was struck by a passenger vehicle.

The crash killed the driver of the passenger vehicle, whose identity has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.

The accident happened just after 8 a.m. on the bypass near Snake Creek Road in the town of Hillsville in Southwest Virginia.

According to Virginia State Police, a VDOT work truck was parked partially in the left lane, getting ready to place work signs on the left shoulder, when it was struck by the passenger vehicle.  There were work signs already placed on the right shoulder.

The driver of the VDOT truck was not injured.

The crash 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.