VSP Investigating Quadruple Fatal Crash in Buckingham County
From VSP:
:Virginia State Police is investigating a multi-vehicle crash resulting in four fatalities that occurred at 11:40 a.m. yesterday (May 28, 2024) in Buckingham County.
A 2012 Ford Fusion was heading southbound on Route 15, near the intersection with Route 728, when the Fusion crossed the centerline and struck a 2022 Ford T350 traveling north on Route 15. The Fusion then continued traveling the wrong way in the northbound lane and struck head-on a 2021 Nissan Versa. The impact of the crash caused the Versa to run off the road and overturn.
Both the driver of the Fusion, Erika M. Henshaw, 77, of Dillwyn, Va., and the passenger, Alvin P. Henshaw, 85, died at the scene. Both were wearing seatbelts.
The driver of the Versa, Runping Z. Rhett, 66, of Alton, Va., and a passenger, Eric D. Truscott, 37, died at the scene. Both were wearing seatbelts. The driver of the Ford T350 was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
Matthew Demlein
Public Relations Manager
Virginia State Police”
