US 501 in Virginia: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 48 fatal crashes on US 501 in Virginia killed 52 people. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 9 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 7 counties of Virginia. All fatal crashes in Virginia.
Deaths on US 501 in Virginia by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 501 in Virginia: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Campbell County had the most fatal crashes on US 501 from 2015 to 2024: 20, with 21 deaths. Campbell, Halifax and Lynchburg city together held 79% of fatal crashes in US 501 in Virginia from 2015 to 2024. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell County | 5 | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | Halifax County | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Lynchburg city | 0 | 6 | 7 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on US 501 in Virginia
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan10.4%
- Feb8.3%
- Mar6.2%
- Apr8.3%
- May2.1%
- Jun10.4%
- Jul8.3%
- Aug10.4%
- Sep8.3%
- Oct14.6%
- Nov6.2%
- Dec6.2%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on US 501 in Virginia first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 48%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 31%, a pedestrian in 13%, a rollover in 4.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 23 | 48% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 15 | 31% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 13% |
| Rollover | 2 | 4.2% |
| Other | 2 | 4.2% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes on US 501 in Virginia compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 35% of fatal crashes in US 501 in Virginia from 2015 to 2024, above the Virginia share of 29%; speeding in 25%, below the Virginia share of 29%; a hit-and-run in 2.1%, below the Virginia share of 4.1%; a driver recorded as distracted in 10%, about the Virginia share; 44% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Virginia share of 55%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Virginia. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| US 501 | Virginia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 77% | 55% | above the Virginia share |
| At or near an intersection | 13% | 23% | below the Virginia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 33% | 31% | above the Virginia share |
| A drinking driver | 35% | 29% | above the Virginia share |
| Speeding | 25% | 29% | below the Virginia share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 10% | 11% | about the same as the Virginia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 44% | 55% | below the Virginia share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.1% | 4.1% | below the Virginia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 10% | 13% | below the Virginia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 12% | 14% | below the Virginia share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in US 501 in Virginia
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 501 in Virginia?
- 48 fatal crashes killed 52 people on US 501 in Virginia from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 9 deaths.
- Where on US 501 in Virginia do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Campbell County had the most fatal crashes on US 501 from 2015 to 2024: 20, with 21 deaths. Halifax County was second with 12.
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Where the US 501 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 501 in Virginia (filed under 5 spellings, such as "US-501", "US-501 BROOKNEAL HWY", "US-501 L P BAILEY MEMORIAL HWY", "US-501 LEE JACKSON HWY"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.