Editors note: It was previously incorrectly reported that the driver of the pickup had died in the crash. The post has since been corrected to reflect that the passenger of the pickup died.
YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police and the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on the Coleman Bridge Saturday morning.
A sedan traveling southbound on Route 17 struck a disabled pickup with a trailer that was partially in the right travel lane.
A passenger of the pickup had gotten out of the vehicle and was pinned between the trailer and the pickup truck by the impact of the collision. The passenger, 44-year-old Jose O. Salinas Estrada, died at the scene. The driver was not injured.
The driver of the sedan was taken to a nearby hospital with non life-threatening injuries, officials said.
The crash caused the bridge to close and motorist were rerouted through West Point. The bridge reopened around 1 p.m., according to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office.
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