Virginia State Police (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By NBC12 Newsroom | April 28, 2021 at 10:05 PM EDT - Updated April 29 at 3:05 PM
AMELIA Co., Va. (WWBT) - Virginia State Police said a passenger was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Amelia County on Wednesday afternoon.
Troopers were called shortly before 4 p.m. to a deadly crash along Patrick Henry Highway.
Police said a 2020 Chevrolet had entered the eastbound lanes from a parking lot when it was hit by a red Dodge pickup pulling a trailer that was in the left lane.
The Dodge then overturned and both vehicles stopped in the median.
Troopers said the passenger in the Dodge, identified as William H. Gatling Jr., 39, of Victoria, was ejected and died at the scene, while the driver was taken to the hospital for life-threatening injuries.