AMHERST (WSLS 10) - Virginia State Police are investigating a serious crash that killed one person in Amherst County.
The accident happened at 1:20 p.m. Monday, April 27 along Route 60, less than a mile west of Lowesville Road/Route 778.
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Troopers say a tractor trailer was traveling west on Route 60 when it ran off the right shoulder and struck a tree. The driver, Christopher G. Hughes, 36, of Amherst, Va., was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene.
All lanes were reopened by 9:30 p.m. Monday.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.