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A 69-year-old man was killed in a car accident in Pittsylvania County on Monday

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PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – VSP is currently investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash on Monday in Pittsylvania County.

According to police, the accident occurred at 12:13 p.m. on Route 626 when a 2022 Mack truck traveling on Route 626 left the right side of the road.

According to police, the vehicle overcorrected the center line and overturned. The driver of the Mack was identified as 69-year-old Samuel Lawrence Wright of Bedford and died at the scene.


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