CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Police have released the name of the passenger killed in a head-on crash that left three other people injured Wednesday evening in Chesterfield County.
Officers were called to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Buford Road and Kenwin Road at 7:15 p.m., according to Elizabeth Caroon with Chesterfield Police.
"Two vehicles were traveling in opposite directions on Buford Road when they struck each other head on, police said. "Four adult patients, three from one vehicle and one from the other vehicle, were transported to local hospitals with serious injuries.":
One victim, identified as 65-year-old Mary Ellen Whitfield from Powhatan County, died from her injuries at the hospital. Police said she was a passenger in one of the vehicles.
The other three people remain hospitalized with serious injuries, Caroon said Thursday afternoon.
The wreck, which police said remains under investigation, closed both directions of Buford Road between Hazen and Polk Street were for an "extended period of time."
Anyone with information was asked to call Chesterfield County Police at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or through the P3 app.
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