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Humvee in National Guard convoy overturns on Route 460 in Dinwiddie; 2 members seriously hurt
Two members of the Virginia National Guard were seriously injured June 7 when the Humvee they were driving as part of a convoy ran off U.S. 460 west and overturned in Dinwiddie County. Both men were thrown from the vehicle, even though they were wearing seatbelts, State Police Sgt. Jessica Shehan told The Progress-Index in an email. The driver was taken by ambulance to VCU Medical Center in Richmond, and the passenger was airlifted to the same hospital. Both suffered life-threatening injuries, Shehan said. It happened just after 3 p.m. on Route 460 between the Ford and Wilsons areas of western Dinwiddie. Shehan said the Humvee was towing a single-axle trailer in the convoy. Issues with the trailer caused the driver to lose control of the Humvee. In trying to regain traction, the driver ran off the right side of the highway, then overcorrected. That caused the Humvee to overturn several times. The convoy was headed in the direction of Fort Barfoot near Blackstone, the headquarters of the VNG, when the crash happened. Route 460 was closed in both directions for about three-and-a-half hours while the crash scene was investigated and cleared. A Virginia National Guard spokesperson told The Progress-Index he did not immediately have any details on the crash or which Guard unit was running the convoy. This article originally appeared on The Progress-Index: Virginia National Guard Humvee overturns on Route 460 in Dinwiddie
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State Police ID Guard soldiers seriously hurt in convoy crash on Route 460 in Dinwiddie
Virginia State Police say the Humvee that crashed June 7 on U.S. Route 460 in western Dinwiddie County was part of a Virginia National Guard unit's convoy en route to Fort Barfoot for training. Two soldiers from the unit – 24-year-old Emmanuel Andre Roberts of Woodbridge and 27-year-old Robert Moran of Staunton – were seriously injured in the crash, which happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Route 460 between the Ford and Wilsons areas of Dinwiddie. The Humvee was pulling a single-axle trailer when it ran off the highway and overturned several times. State Police Sgt. Jessica Shehan said the crash was caused by an issue with the hitch to the trailer. Roberts was driving, and Moran was in the front seat. Both were wearing seatbelts, Shehan said, but the impact of the crash still threw them from the vehicle. The Guard personnel were attached to the 116th Infantry regiment of the Delta Company's 3rd Battalion based in Warrenton. The convoy was on its way to Fort Barfoot, in Nottoway County near Blackstone and the headquarters for the Virginia National Guard for three weeks of training. The speed limit on Route 460 in Dinwiddie is mostly 55 mph in undeveloped areas, but it can reduce to 45-50 mph near certain intersections. Under U.S. Department of Transportation laws, a convoy travelling on a highway such as Route 460 must maintain the minimum speed limit or 40 mph if there is no posted limit. Shehan said the convoy was not speeding at the time of the crash, which is still under investigation. This article originally appeared on The Progress-Index: Guard members seriously hurt in Dinwiddie Humvee crash are identified
