(Danville, Va.) — One person was killed and three others were seriously injured in an accident that blocked the Mount Cross Road for several hours Wednesday afternoon.

Danville police, fire and rescue units responded to the 900 block of Mount Cross above Wal-Mart at 4:44 Wednesday afternoon.

One person was killed in the collision and two others had to be cut from the wreckage when a black SUV and a gray sedan collided near the Danville city limits. Two patients were airlifted from the scene. One was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial and the other to Duke University Hospital. A third victim was transported to SOVAH Heath-Danville.

The Virginia State Police Reconstruction Team responded and worked well into the night. (Photo: Ken Warrick)

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