HENRY COUNTY, Va. – A Martinsville man died in a single-vehicle accident on Christmas Day.

Virginia State Police identify the driver as 51-year-old Morris A. Hairston.

Troopers responded just before 6:45 p.m. Friday to a wreck in the 2600 block of Route 58 in Henry County.

A 2003 Lincoln LS ran off the right side of the road, down an embankment and struck several trees.

Hairston was transported to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

The crash remains under investigation.