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🌱 Cumberland community loses 20-year-old in Farmville three-vehicle crash

Cumberland, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Cumberland community loses 20-year-old in Farmville three-vehicle crash

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📰 News we're reading

• Man, 20, dies after 3-vehicle crash in Farmville, Virginia State Police say (wtvr.com) — A 20-year-old Cumberland resident, Dawson Wayne Lewis, died after a three-vehicle crash at Farmville and Abilene roads on June 18, according to Virginia State Police. Investigators say his Ford Explorer ran a stop sign, hit two other vehicles, and continued into a gas station; the crash remains under investigation.
   

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