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Two drivers died in a fiery head-on collision on U.S. Route 460 in Sussex County, Virginia.

A Jeep passenger was airlifted to a Richmond hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A separate incident involving a train hitting a tractor-trailer occurred nearby shortly after, resulting in charges against the truck driver.

Route 460 was closed for several hours.

Virginia State Police said two people have died in a fiery vehicle crash on U.S. Route 460 in Sussex County near Waverly.

It was the first of two wrecks in the vicinity on Sunday, Aug. 17, state police said. In the second, a tractor-trailer was hit by a freight train at a crossing just east of the first crash.

No one was injured in the second crash, but the truck driver is facing charges.

Fatal wreck was head

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