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One dead, one hospitalized after Blue Ridge Parkway crash in Floyd County

Two-vehicle crash happened Thursday afternoon

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FLOYD COUNTY, Va. – A 65-year-old Patrick County man is dead and another person is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash near the Rocky Knob Visitor Center on Thursday afternoon.

At about 2:30 p.m., authorities responded to the crash near milepost 168 on Blue Ridge Parkway, according to the parkway officials.

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Danny Shelton, of Meadows of Dan, was driving south when authorities say he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle.

Shelton died at the scene while the driver of the other vehicle was flown to a local hospital.

The investigation of the incident is still ongoing.

Below is a map of the approximate location of the crash:


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