Virginia State Police say a fatal head-on crash caused the hours-long closure of Route 301 northbound in Caroline County on Wednesday.

Troopers responded at 3:07 p.m. April 8 to the crash at the 118-mile marker, just north of the Town of Bowling Green. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2008 Mazda MZ3 traveling south in the northbound lanes struck a 1990 GMC Sierra pickup truck head-on.

The Mazda driver, identified as 44-year-old Kristen Lindsay Raso of Hanover, died at the scene.

The driver of the pickup truck suffered serious injuries and was flown by MedFlight to VCU Medical Center.

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The crash prompted officials to shut down northbound Route 301 for several hours, with traffic diverted near the gate of Fort A.P. Hill and along alternate routes including I- 95 and Route 1. Additional detours were set up through Bowling Green and Port Royal.

The roadway reopened around 7:15 p.m..

The crash remains under investigation by Virginia State Police.

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