ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – One man is dead and one man is injured following a car crash that occurred in Rockbridge County on Thursday, Virginia State Police said.
VSP said a pick-up truck towing a trailer was traveling northbound on Glasgow Highway on Thursday around 6:57 p.m., when it veered off the right side of the road, struck an embankment, and overturned. The trailer, which was carrying two cows, separated as a result of the crash.
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Authorities said the passenger, 77-year-old Rodney Unrue, died at the scene. The driver, 81-year-old Douglas Layne, was ejected from the truck and sustained serious injuries. One cow died as a result of the crash, and the other had to be euthanized soon after.
We will update you with more information as it becomes available.