William Page Thompson dies in fatal Franklin County, Virginia, crash.

William Page Thompson dies in fatal Franklin County, Virginia, crash.

Fatal Franklin County, Virginia, crash death of William Page Thompson – Obituary.

An 82-year-old man, William Page Thompson, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Monday evening in Franklin County. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Franklin Turnpike, just east of Byrds Mill Road, when Thompson’s 1991 Chevrolet S-10 veered off the road and struck a tree, according to Virginia State Police.

Thompson, from Ferrum, was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, and the investigation is ongoing.