BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. — A driver is in custody after a hit-and-run crash involving a horse-drawn buggy in rural Buckingham County on Sunday evening, according to authorities.
Officials with Virginia State Police said the crash happened on Route 20 just after 6 p.m.
Six people in the buggy suffered injuries, including three young people. Some of the injuries were described as serious.
The horse died at the scene, officials said.
There has been no word yet on what charges could be filed in the crash.
Troopers said the crash remains under investigation.
Buckingham County, which is in Virginia's Piedmont region, is roughly 80 miles west and a 1-hour 30-minute drive from Richmond.
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