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1 killed, 7 injured when food truck hits car in Loudoun County

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WASHINGTON — One person was killed and another four were left in critical condition after a food truck hit a car Friday in Loudoun County, Virginia. The collision occurred just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Evergreen Mills and Watson roads. The food truck was traveling east on Watson when it struck an Audi traveling northbound on Evergreen Mills, county sheriff’s officials said. The driver of the Audi, Erin T. Kaplan, 39, of Ashburn, was pronounced dead shortly after being extricated from the car. Two adults and three minors were trapped in the car for over three hours, according to the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Department. Three passengers inside the food truck had non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Loudoun Co. unpaved roads make Va.’s endangered historic places list

Many people don't realize Loudoun County, Virginia, has 300 miles of unpaved roads until their car's navigation system takes them from a busy commuter route onto an unexpected gravel road. Preservation Virginia — a privately-funded, statewide historical preservation group — has added Loudoun County's rural road network to its "2020 Virginia's Most Endangered Historic Places" list.
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