Henry County man killed in single-vehicle crash

Police say he wasn't wearing a seat belt

HENRY COUNTY, Va. – A 52-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Henry County Saturday.

Virginia State Police said the crash happened around 6:50 p.m on Route 220, less than a mile south of Route 674.

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Police said a 1989 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck was traveling along Route 220 when it ran off the left side of the highway and struck an embankment. The pickup then struck two highway signs and the embankment a second time before finally coming to a stop.

The driver, Fletcher L. Ross, of Bassett, Virginia, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the pickup truck.

Ross was transported to Martinsville Memorial Hospital where he later died.

The crash remains under investigation.


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