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School bus accident on Chamberlayne yesterday

I missed this yesterday because I decided to drive down Brook to work instead of down Chamberlayne. There were no children on the bus and no one was injured. Police say a school bus didn’t stop in time behind a number of cars waiting for a truck pulling a trailer to make a right turn. [...]

Deadly crash on I-95 near VUU

NBC12 has the story: A 2009 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound when the driver ran off the roadway to the right and struck several trees. The passenger, Leslie F. Jones, 46, of the 5000 block of Spruance Road in Richmond, was not wearing his safety belt and died at the scene, according to police. Always [...]

Police Chase ends on Brookland Park Boulevard

We had some early reports of a police chase ending in someone’s yard last night: Looks like the day care center at the corner of Brookland Park and Montrose got the fence and back porch taken out. NBC12 had some thing about a place chase no further information. Does any one else know what happen? [...]

Driver involved in wreck at Robin Hood & Hermitage arrested

This is kind of an odd release from the RPD. A driver who fled a routine traffic stop, then was involved in a wreck at Robin Hood & Hermitage was arrested today. The release is unclear if he then fled the scene of the accident and was only arrested today, or what. He was however [...]

Car runs into telephone pole at Brookland Park & Moss Side

From a reader:

7-year-old boy hit by a van

NBC12 is reporting that a child was struck by a bus last night near Brookland Park Boulevard. A 7-year-old boy is in the hospital recovering from serious injuries. Police say he was on his bicycle when he was hit by a burgundy van.

Bicyclist involved in Monday’s accident dies

The bicyclist in “the accident we covered earlier this week has died”:http://northrichmondnews.com/news/2010/04/13/severe-bicycle-accident-near-vuu/. He ran the red light moving north on Lombardy and was not wearing a helmet. bq. At approximately 8:10 p.m. Monday, April 12, Richmond Police were called to the intersection of Lombardy Street and Brook Road for an accident involving a bicyclist and [...]

Severe bicycle accident near VUU

This from the RTD: bq. A bicyclist was gravely injured last night in a collision with a sport utility vehicle near the northeastern corner of the Virginia Union University campus. I’m guessing that this is either the intersection of Lombardi & Brook or Brook & Overbrook — most likely the later. I ride through that [...]