A pedestrian pushing a shopping buggy along Lee Highway outside of Wytheville died after being struck by a truck Wednesday evening.
Virginia State Police said the fatal crash occurred at 7:40 p.m. when a GMC truck pulling a box trailer wasn’t able to avoid striking the man pushing the buggy along a stretch of US Route 11 that has no shoulders or sidewalks.
Police said Worley J. Stafford, 66, of Rural Retreat died at the scene. The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
