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Teen boy dies in crash on icy Virginia bridge

Posted at 2:55 PM, Jan 14, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-14 15:26:32-05

BRUNSWICK Co., Va. (WTVR) - A 16-year-old boy was killed early Sunday morning in a crash on Kress Road in Brunswick County.

Photo courtesy of CBS 6.

"A 1996 Dodge Ram pickup, driven by a 16-year-old male, was traveling west on Kress Road when it crossed a bridge that was iced over. The pickup was traveling at a high rate of speed, lost control, ran off the roadway, and struck a tree," a Virginia State Police spokesperson said. "

The 16-year-old male driver was transported to VCU Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The 16-year-old male passenger from Alberta, Va., did not survive crash and died at the scene."

Speed and alcohol were contributing factors in the crash, police said, Neither teenager was wearing a seat belt. Charges are pending against the 16-year-old driver, CBS 6 reported.

Police were called to the crash at about 4:10 a.m.

The is a developing story.