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Fatal crash shuts down Northbound Battlefield Blvd. intersection in Chesapeake

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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a truck and an SUV.

On Monday around 12:15 p.m., officers responded to a crash with injuries near the intersection of N. Battlefield Boulevard and Gainsborough Square.

When they arrived at the scene they discovered a truck was driving southbound on Battlefield Boulevard just south of the intersection with Gainsborough Square. The truck crossed over into the northbound oncoming lanes and struck a full size SUV almost head-on.

Police say there was one occupant in each vehicle and both were taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the SUV, 44-year-old Lora Minwer Abdelhay, later died from her injuries at the hospital.

Northbound Battlefield Blvd. has reopened. The crash is under investigation.