Christiansburg man killed in Rt. 460 crash in Montgomery County

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Virginia State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a Christiansburg man.

The accident happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 along Route 460 near the Route 643 overpass.

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Troopers said Richard James Machen, 29, was changing from the right lane to the left lane, when the vehicle ran off the left side of the road and struck a bridge.

Machen died on scene.

State police said he was wearing a seat-belt. The crash remains under investigation.