UPDATE: Route 501 South in Bedford County re-opens after accident

According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the road is back open.

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An accident has closed one direction on Route 501 in Bedford County.

The south through lanes are closed.


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The accident is near Rocky Mountain Road, about four miles northwest of Lynchburg.

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