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1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in crash on N Battlefield Boulevard in Chesapeake

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A woman was killed and another driver was seriously hurt after a crash Monday afternoon on N. Battlefield Boulevard in Chesapeake.

Police spokesperson Leo Kosinski says it happened around 12:14 p.m. A truck heading south near the intersection of N. Battlefield Blvd. and Gainsborough Square crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic and struck a full-size SUV almost head-on.


Both drivers were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, Kosinski says. The driver of the SUV later died at the hospital. She was identified on Tuesday as 44-year-old Lora Minwer Abdelhay, of Chesapeake.

The crash is still under investigation. WAVY inquired about the other driver’s condition Tuesday afternoon, but police didn’t have an update..