SMYTH COUNTY, Va. – A 72-year-old man is dead and an 8-year-old boy is in the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Smyth County Friday morning, according to Virginia State Police.
Authorities say the crash happened at about 7:40 a.m. on Route 11 just south of Railroad Avenue.
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State police report that a 40-year-old woman, of Chilhowie, Virginia, was going north in a Chrysler 200 when she crossed the center-line and hit an oncoming Jeep Liberty.
Inside the jeep was a 72-year-old man, of Marion, Virginia, who was driving the car and an 8-year-old boy. Authorities report that the man died at the scene while the boy was flown to Bristol Regional Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
The 40-year-old woman was transported to Bristol Regional Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries
The crash remains under investigation.
