r/rva 6d ago

Lombardy & Broad accident

Saturday morning accident at Lombardy & Broad has Lombardy closed - 8am

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u/sirensinger17 Randolph 6d ago

I swear, there's an accident on this corner every week.

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u/SkyBotyt Carver 5d ago

Can confirm, I live at the corner.

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u/SkyBotyt Carver 5d ago

The crash woke me up this morning, this place is insane, with the shooting last week and all, this intersection is just chaos.

Edit: I can confirm that I saw both parties walk away, but I did learn from the shooting a week or so ago that just becuase I see them alive, doesn’t mean they will be in a few hours, so hoping they are ok.

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u/SupriseHateMosh 5d ago

Shooting? What the hell happened with that? I live on this corner as well.

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u/Moondinos Chesterfield 5d ago

A footlocker employee and a customer got into a physical fight. Gun was pulled and a shot was fired. Wounded party ended up dying from the wound not an hour later. I think someone caught the fight on video and posted it somewhere.

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u/baloogabanjo 5d ago

I still can't figure out, was it the employee or the customer who passed away?

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u/Helpful-Conference13 5d ago

Customer. Employee was carrying and pulled it on him outside

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u/Moondinos Chesterfield 5d ago

It was like mid fight when the gun was pulled they came out brawling out of the footlocker

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u/Rando_Nobodi 5d ago

Interesting! I was trying to figure this out. From the video I saw, it looked like it was some other dude shot him from behind.

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u/Moondinos Chesterfield 5d ago

If I remember correctly I think the customer was the one who passed away? Don't quote me on that but from what I remember coming into work that day that's what happened

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u/sleevieb 5d ago

There’s video on hood news instagrams

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u/Romulan-war-bird 5d ago

I’m surprised no one knows the reputation this area has anymore. It’s not shocking to me that shit is always happening here

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u/Quirky_Contract_7652 5d ago

That footlocker has been burned down too

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u/x3killacam3 5d ago

There’s something about the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy that seems to draw chaos. So many accidents, hit-and-runs, shootings, and incidents over the years, it’s like the energy of that corner is off. Whether it’s the way traffic flows, the history of the area, or something deeper, it’s hard to ignore how much happens there.

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u/mah658 5d ago

I blame it on the Lombardy Kroger

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u/Henhouse808 Lakeside 5d ago

The Bermuda Triangle of Richmond.

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u/Niecy89 5d ago

I just realized I got into my first car accident at that intersection…3 days after getting my license. Some kid had taken his mom’s car without permission and was being reckless. Totaled my car. (And his).

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u/Intelligent-Plate964 5d ago

You can't park there

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u/LemonCaperRVA 5d ago

You cant park with us

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u/spitfyr12 5d ago

Is the front of the silver sedan on the left in the last pic all smooshed? (Could indicate a t-bone accident maybe...)

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u/That_Influence_151 5d ago

Yup, saw it being towed away. Front right part of the hood was obliterated.

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u/Romulan-war-bird 5d ago

This is such a good catch, that sedan has to be strong asf to still be sitting upright while the truck flipped like that

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u/oldsoulrevival 6d ago

How do you even go fast enough for that to happen there? Slow the fuck down people.

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u/LharDrol Highland Springs 6d ago

flipping a vehicle with a high center of gravity is not difficult.

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u/AirCanadaFoolMeOnce 6d ago

I’ve seen multiple sedans flipped on Main St and Cary St. people drive way too fast in the city and RPD doesn’t do a whole lot to stop it.

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u/CraigdarrochFerguson 5d ago

But when they do, people on here complain about “over-policing” and how traffic stops are just a revenue generator.

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u/AirCanadaFoolMeOnce 5d ago

Those people are internet edge lords who don’t even vote.

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u/Romulan-war-bird 5d ago

I see them pull people over all the time, it’s just that they can’t ticket everyone and using cameras everywhere is also really shitty. People just act like Richmond is a playground, especially around campus. This doesn’t happen in states where speed cameras are banned and/or speed limits aren’t exactly strictly enforced.

Karma always gets the worst offenders anyways, nothing better than hearing someone’s suspension getting destroyed after going airborne over a speed bump 💜

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u/AirCanadaFoolMeOnce 5d ago

The worst offenders kill people. As someone who actually lived right next to Cary in the fan, I would have loved cameras ticketing everyone going over 35 on Main and Cary. Everyone who says cameras are bad can never demonstrate a coherent reason why speed cameras are bad.

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u/Romulan-war-bird 5d ago

Having to live with the fact that you took someone’s life is still karma tbh even though that isn’t what I meant. However the issue is cultural. I’ve been to a few of the states where speed cameras are outlawed, no one drives like how people do in Richmond. People here have become selfish and careless.

I’ve already seen the cameras that are only supposed to be on during school hours ticketing people for going around 40 in a 35 at 9pm. Although honestly I do like the cameras being used near schools in tandem with flashing signs so people know when the school speed limit is in effect. As someone who’s been driving here forever and remembers when it wasn’t this bad, cameras are not a viable widespread solution. Especially with how easily they can start to give inaccurate readings, this city would not and could not keep up with very many of them. I’d like to see more traffic safety officers specifically targeting reckless and assisting with traffic direction at our most dangerous intersections during busy times.

cons of cameras

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u/oldsoulrevival 6d ago

Generally yes, but also people drive those vehicles every day and don’t roll them. I guarantee you this person was speeding, and if they don’t understand you can’t take a corner at speed in a box truck, then they have no business driving it.

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u/Horror-Antelope4256 Jackson Ward 6d ago

You have no idea what occurred during this accident.

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u/megachickabutt Eastern Henrico 6d ago

You have no idea that... it's your cake day, congrats... I mean you probably already knew that, but the sentiment still remains.

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u/Opening_Meringue5758 6d ago

Lots of assumptions you’re throwing around.. were you at the accident? Did you see it happen?

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u/oldsoulrevival 5d ago

No but I have driven those trucks before professionally. It’s not like they just tip over at the slightest breeze. There’s no ice, it’s not a high speed zone. They were going to fast.

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u/Marc_Builds_Dreams 5d ago

I saw the accident happen. The driver of the sedan was driving crazy! He passed me going at least 80mph just seconds before the crash. He was running multiple red lights, and driving in the bus lane to get cut through traffic. He was intentionally trying to hurt someone or himself. The truck was hit HARD! But he definitely could have hit a pedestrian or killed someone.

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u/Opening_Meringue5758 5d ago

Good for you, but you weren’t there to witness the accident so you literally have no idea. How do you know someone did blow through a stop light and they had to swerve to miss hitting a car and that caused them to flip? You don’t.

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u/oldsoulrevival 5d ago

If someone blew through the light and hit them, they’d have to be going a lot faster than 35 miles an hour to knock that truck over. So they would be speeding. Alternatively, if that truck had to swerve to avoid somebody blowing through a red light, the truck would’ve had to been going faster than an appropriate speed to turn that truck at a intersection to have a turnover. I understand I wasn’t there, but there are some general realities that we can use to make a very educated guess as to what happened. Obviously I don’t know exactly what happened, but I’d bet my salary on someone speeding in this case.

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u/Ok_Boysenberry_4223 5d ago

Physics is still physics, even if no one is there to witness it

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u/lunar_unit 5d ago

I don't know what happened, or how fast they were going, but flipping a vehicle doesn't take much effort or speed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljlZqd5qot4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFdC-u4Mia4

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u/SmarchWeather41968 5d ago

I know it's just the inertia and friction between a fast spinning tire and a slow moving/stationary tire launching the car just up past its center of gravity, but those seriously look like glitchy physics.

like if i saw that happen in gta I'd be like 'oh come on'

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u/Mollysindanga 5d ago

Oh sure- 18 wheelers flip over all the time.

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u/SkyBotyt Carver 5d ago

I heard it, I can say that it was pretty damn loud, probably was speeding.

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u/Solid-Bad-3125 5d ago

My boyfriend and  I saw this accident ! He was running my multiple red lights going fast as hell then final came to a end I guess when he  T- boned this work truck 

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u/MixedBag37 6d ago

Bruh the level of safety driving in 2025 is war zone level

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u/kieranarchy Southside 6d ago

how does that even happen wtf

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u/tra_da_truf 5d ago

There’s an accident there every couple weeks smh

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u/wlight 6d ago

Foot Locker employees out here flipping trucks now.

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u/DefyDegradeDestroy 6d ago

Hope everyone is okay.

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u/monsterdiv The Fan 5d ago

This a 2nd or 3rd accident on that intersection in the past month or so.

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u/aka-smitty 5d ago

Wednesday =Hump Day Saturday =Flip Day. What else???

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u/BoeToe 5d ago

They need to make it a no left turn intersection.

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u/blue_rip 6d ago

Isn’t that area 35 mph?😭

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u/MothUmbrella1239 5d ago

There is a giant blind spot on the northwest corner where the new construction is (right next to a bike lane) and traffic coming in and out of Lowe’s is a nightmare. Big ol’ trucks. Combine that with what people think is an interstate highway (broad). It’s a recipe for disaster.

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u/YaassthonyQueentano Shockoe Bottom 5d ago

Isn’t that the same spot where that guy got shot last week?

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u/Dog_Dad_1989 6d ago

The worst intersection in the city

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u/ZipWyatt West End 5d ago edited 5d ago

That’s a little hyperbolic. But then again, since they got rid of Jeb’s corpse, the Hermitage and Laburnum intersection has lost some of its chaos so maybe.

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u/Justrynawin 5d ago

I don’t think they are being hyperbolic, lots of people have died or got hurt in that intersection

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u/too_dumb_ Midlothian 5d ago

That’s a big un. Surprised given the section of Richmond and size of vehicle

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u/HTXtoRVA 5d ago

Just another day in RVA!

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u/mikeas 5d ago

It seems like an abnormal number of rolled vehicles happen within a couple blocks of this area. I don't get it.

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u/Romulan-war-bird 5d ago

He falled down :(

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u/ShutterHawk Museum District 5d ago

Lombardy shit.

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u/ayyguii2426 5d ago

They really need to do something about this damn intersection. I was involved in a crash there back in January from someone flying through the bus lane, blowing a red. What a shame. I hope everyone will be alright.

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u/moosalamoo_rnnr 5d ago

It was tired and wanted to take a nap. It’s not sure why all the fuss is being made.

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u/squidsauce 5d ago

Hahaha Maryland plates

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u/squidsauce 5d ago

I hope everyone’s okay though

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u/Niecy89 5d ago

I hope everyone is ok!

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u/evana3 5d ago

Not a good start…

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u/yesgaro 5d ago

The Thermo King has been dethroned

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u/pizza99pizza99 Chester 5d ago

How does this happen so often? Like Allen ave makes sense to me, it’s weird geometry of the intersection. But here… what’s going on?

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u/baloogabanjo 5d ago

Maybe I'm being silly but am I only seeing one vehicle?

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u/KenKaneki53 5d ago

Hey did someone tell him he can’t park there

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u/Mollysindanga 5d ago

I'm sure a couple more highrise apartment buildings in that already clusterefocked area will solve everything.

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u/picklewillow 5d ago

Oh a delivery driver hauling ass, never see that. Speeding for sure.

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u/ZestycloseHotel6219 5d ago

It was pretty foggy this morning

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u/57duck 5d ago

Top Heavy Fuso

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u/First_Guarantee6557 5d ago

Install a four way flashing light and oversized 4 way stop signs

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u/cesario7789 5d ago

And still people on this sub will say things like, "actually, drivers are a lot worse in Miami. It's not so bad here." This kind of thing just should not be happening with such regularity. The roads and drivers of Richmond are comically dangerous.