Appomattox County Deputy Killed While Assisting Motorists on Route 460
Appomattox County Sheriff's Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III, 33, was killed on Route 460 in Campbell County, Virginia, when a tractor-trailer swerved to avoid a crash scene and struck him as he was assisting other motorists. Duvall had stopped with…
Greenville Spartanburg Asheville Anderson, SC, August 8, 2026 —
An Appomattox County Sheriff’s Deputy has died after being struck by a tractor-trailer while assisting at a crash scene. Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III, 33, was killed on Route 460 in Campbell County, Virginia.
The incident occurred when a tractor-trailer swerved to avoid a crash scene and subsequently struck Deputy Duvall. He had been on scene with another deputy to provide assistance at an earlier eight-vehicle chain-reaction crash. The exact circumstances leading to the tractor-trailer’s maneuver were not immediately provided.
Deputy Duvall succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Further details regarding the chain-reaction crash and the subsequent events involving the tractor-trailer were not immediately available.
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