62-year-old man dies in Floyd County crash

BETSY LAYNE, Ky. (WTVQ) – A 62-year-old man was killed Thursday night when the truck he was driving crashed on a Floyd County highway.

According to the Kentucky State Police, Bobby Blackburn, of Prestonsburg, was pronounced dead at Pikeville Medical Center where he was taken after his 2016 Chevrolet Silverado left off Highway 23 in the Betsy Layne community at about 8:50 p.m. Thursday.

Trooper Bailey Combs is investigating the collision and was assisted on scene by Kentucky State Police Post 9 personnel, Betsy Layne Volunteer Fire Department, and Lifeguard Ambulance Service.