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69-year-old woman dies in Franklin County crash

The crash happened on Monday evening on Route 122

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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a deadly Franklin County crash that left a 69-year-old woman dead.

Authorities responded to the two-vehicle crash on Monday at about 6:15 p.m. on Route 122 near Jubal Early Highway.

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State police told 10 News that 69-year-old Diane Louise Rowell, of Moneta, was driving south on Booker T. Washington Highway in a 2018 Acura RDX when she rear-ended a 1989 Mack truck.

Rowell was then transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where she later passed away.

VSP says the crash remains under investigation.


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