One dead and two seriously injured in traffic accident in Nelson County

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left one person dead and two others seriously injured in Nelson County Sunday evening.

The accident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the intersection of Route 29 South and Tye Brook Highway.

A GMC Sierra was traveling south on 29 when police say the driver was unable to avoid a collision with a Ram 1500 that had entered the intersection. The Ram then struck two traffic signs and came to rest in the median, where it caught fire.

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The driver of the Ram, 75-year-old Avis W. Armentrout Jr. of Roseland, died at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt. His passenger, 74-year-old Martha J. Armentrout, suffered serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.

The driver of the Sierra, a 16-year-old female from Nelson County, also suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital. She was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.