SUFFOLK, Va. — Two people were killed early Sunday morning in an apparent head-on collision in Suffolk.
The report of this crash came in at around 2:15 a.m. According to a spokesperson for Suffolk Police, it happened on Route 58 eastbound between the truck weigh station and the Chesapeake city line.
The Suffolk Police Department spokesperson said that they believe one of the vehicles involved in the crash was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes, causing the collision.
The victims were identified by police as 32-year-old Chavez Holden of Bloxom and 31-year-old Demarkus Thornton of Suffolk.
Route 58 eastbound was closed for several hours while police investigated.
Police didn't say if they believed alcohol played a role in this crash, nor where they believe the person traveling the wrong way entered the roadway.
The investigation is still ongoing.