SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. — A tractor-trailer driver died Thursday when their windshield was struck by another commercial vehicle's load cover on Route 460 in Sussex County.
According to the Virginia State Police, the crash happened around 1:45 p.m. Thursday in the 5200 block of General Mahone Highway (Route 460).
Police say the Freightliner tractor-trailer was heading westbound on Route 460 when another tractor-trailer was heading east and lost its load cover. State police shared a photo of the tractor-trailer that lost its cover.
A detached canvas tarp with a metal frame struck the driver's side area of the tractor-trailer's windshield.
"Upon impacting the windshield, the driver became unconscious. The Freightliner then traveled out of the westbound lanes, crossing over the eastbound lanes, and into the treeline, where the vehicle struck several trees," a news release from police explained.
Thursday night, the tractor-trailer driver was identified as Keith Michael Loback, 64, of Roanoke.
Anyone who may have seen the crash or have any information on the other tractor-trailer involved is asked to contact state police at 804-750-8789 or email questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
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