NASSAWADOX, Va. — Virginia State Police said a second girl has died, after being in a multi-vehicle crash on the Eastern Shore on Friday. The girls were 15 and 12 years old.
State Police said the crash happened on Jan. 28 shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Lankford Highway, near the Campbell Field Airport in Northampton County.
Based on a preliminary investigation, troopers said a school bus was stopped in the right lane with its safety lights on and a Stop sign deployed.
A 2016 GMC Sierra stopped alongside the school bus, along with a 2007 Toyota Yaris behind it. As the vehicles stopped and yielded to the school bus, troopers said a 2006 Ford F-250 driven by Joseph M. Castiglia struck the Toyota in the rear (in the left lane), pushing it into the GMC.
The initial impact killed a 12-year-old girl who was sitting in the back seat, on the passenger side of the Toyota. A 15-year-old girl also in the back seat, was seriously injured and taken to the CHKD where she later died.
The driver of the Toyota, Nayda Vazquez Negron and a 13-year-old girl sitting in the front passenger seat was also taken to a local hospital. Their injuries were non-life-threatening injuries
Castiglia and the driver of the GMC were not hurt in the crash.
State Police said the investigation remains ongoing, and charges are pending.