Two dead after crash in Buckingham Saturday

Published 1:49 pm Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Two New Canton residents died at the scene of a single-car accident Saturday in Buckingham County.

According to a report from the Virginia State Police (VSP), a 1993 Cadillac Deville was traveling west when it ran off the right side of the road. The driver of the vehicle overcorrected. The vehicle then veered off the left side of the road and struck a tree.

The driver of the vehicle, Julian J. Rose, 30, of New Canton and his passenger, 20-year-old Siera K. Glover, also of New Canton, died at the scene.

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Neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing a seatbelt.

The release from VSP Public Relations Coordinator Shelby Crouch said VSP Trooper T.L. Thornton responded Saturday, Feb. 22, at 3:55 a.m. to the single-vehicle crash on Rt. 610. The crash was approximately half a mile east of Rt. 743 in Buckingham.

The release states the crash remains under investigation.