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Rear End Collision Near Richmond Closes I95 South for Four Hours - One Dead


Posted on Dec 07, 2009

One person was killed and two were injured in a crash at Interstate 95's Southpark Boulevard interchange in Colonial Heights just south of Richmond this morning that prompted authorities to close a stretch of the southbound interstate for several hours.

Virginia State Police identified the victim as Mohammad H. Agha, 21, of Colonial Heights.

The three-vehicle wreck occurred just before 6 a.m. near mile marker 53, and southbound traffic quickly backed up several miles, well past the Temple Avenue interchange, exit 54.

At about 8 a.m., state police closed southbound I-95 at exit 58, the Walthall interchange, and began rerouting traffic onto U.S. 301. The area near the crash scene was reopened to traffic shortly after 10:30 a.m.

Molnar said Agha was driving a Lexus that rear-ended a Toyota Camry in the center lane, sending both vehicles into the concrete Jersey barrier separating the interstate's northbound and southbound lanes. After the Lexus hit the Jersey barrier, it went back into the center lane, where it was struck on its passenger door by a Lincoln, Molnar said.

Molnar said Agha was not wearing a seat belt.

Molnar said that in addition to Agha's death, one person was taken to VCU Medical Center and another to Southside Regional Medical Center, both with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Northbound I-95 traffic was not affected.

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