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69-year-old man killed in single-vehicle crash in Pittsylvania County Monday

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

According to police, the crash occurred at 12:13 p.m. on Route 626 when a 2022 Mack truck traveling on 626 ran off the right side of the roadway.

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Police said the vehicle overcorrected, crossing the center line and overturned. The driver of the Mack has been identified as 69-year-old Samuel Lawrence Wright of Bedford, and he died at the scene.


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