UPDATED: Lanes re-open on Route 460 in Giles County following accident

Updated: 8:46 p.m.

    A person is flown to the hospital after a head-on crash in Giles County earlier this evening.
    It happened just before 6:00pm, on Route 460 in the Pembroke area.
    Virginia State Police tell WDBJ7 a person lost control of their Hummer and crossed over a median and into an oncoming car.
    The driver of the other car was air-lifted to the hospital, but we're told she is alert and suffered broken bones and bruises.

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Updated: 7:15 p.m.


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VDOT is now reporting that all lanes have re-opened and normal traffic operations have resumed.

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Westbound lanes of traffic on Route 460 are closed because of an accident in the Pembroke area.

A helicopter is landing on the road to airlift someone out.

State Police say they do expect the road to re-open shortly.