FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE
Authorities have released the names of the two people that died in a Franklin County crash on Monday afternoon.
According to Virginia State Police, a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta was driving east on Hardy Road and attempting to make a left turn on Booker T. Washington Highway when it pulled into the path of a southbound 2006 Toyota pickup truck.
The truck then hit the Jetta in the side.
There were four people in the Jetta. The driver, 25-year-old Brittany Henritze of Roanoke, and a backseat passenger, 32-year-old David Nash of Vinton, died at the scene.
The front-seat passenger and her three-year-old daughter were taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver and the two adult passengers were wearing seatbelts, but the three-year-old was not in a child safety seat.
The 28-year-old man driving the truck was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
UPDATE
Two are dead and three are injured after a Franklin County crash Monday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police.
Two of the three people injured are suffering from life-threatening injuries.
Authorities are in the process of identifying the two who died and notifying next of kin.
State Police say the crash remains under investigation
Two people are dead and two others are in critical condition after a crash in Franklin County on Monday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police.
Fire and rescue are at the scene of the crash on Booker T Washington Highway at the intersection with Hardy Road.
Virginia State Police is investigating and troopers say it appears a car failed to yield the right-of-away, hitting another vehicle around 4 p.m.
The road was temporarily shut down in both directions but has been partially reopened.
Next of kin has not yet been notified.
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