ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A 66-year-old man was killed in a car crash in Accomack County on Saturday evening, police said.
Around 11:45 p.m., state police responded to a hit-and-run pedestrian crash on Lankford Highway and Main Street intersection, in the Melfa area of Accomack County.
Preliminary investigations revealed the 66-year-old man entered the southbound lanes of travel, when he was struck by an unknown, dark colored sedan. The vehicle failed to stop at the scene and continued southbound on Lankford Highway. The 66-year-old was identified as Peter L. Lancho of Greenbackville, Virginia. He died upon impact.
Witnesses at the scene are working with state police to identify the unknown vehicle. Next of kin has been made.
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