On Monday night, a devastating crash occurred in Augusta County, Virginia, resulting in the loss of three lives and leaving one individual injured. The incident involved a train and a passenger van, as reported by Virginia State Police.
The collision took place around 8 p.m. when a 15-passenger van carrying four passengers was en route from a solar panel work site in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. The van was struck on the driver's side by a Norfolk Southern train heading towards Waynesboro. Tragically, two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene by the Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad at 8:13 p.m. Another female passenger sustained injuries and was taken to Augusta Health for treatment.