Two killed in tractor trailer crash on Route 58

WSLS News Staff,
Danville Register & Bee Staff
Published: October 14, 2008

Updated 3:36 p.m.

By Danville Register & Bee staff

Crews are still cleaning up after a tractor-trailer accident in Halifax County.

State Police say a truck was turning onto the eastbound lanes of Route 58 near South Boston when it was rear ended by another truck.

40-year-old Truman Douglas Young and 37-year-old Tamara Ferguson Young of Bassett were killed.

The accident scattered boxes of soap and fabric softener across Route 58.  The road is still closed near Maplewood Drive. 

Westbound traffic is being diverted onto Sandy Beach Road.

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Updated 10:02 a.m.

Pictures of the crash from the News & Record in Halifax County

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Updated 6:27 a.m.

VDOT says part of Route 58 or Philpott Road near Maplewood Drive in Halifax County is closed because of a tractor trailer accident.

The westbound right and left lanes are closed. Westbound traffic is being diverted onto Sandy Beach Road.

Expect delays.

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A tractor trailer accident is causing delays in on U.S. 58 in Halifax County.
State police are on the scene.
We’ll bring you more details as we get them.