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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One person was killed in a head-on collision in Pewee Valley on Sunday evening, according to a spokesman with the Oldham County Police Department.

The accident occurred after 6 p.m. on Highway 22 between Clore Lane and Wooldridge Avenue, not far from the Crestwood Nursery. 

According to police, Richard Shepard was driving eastbound on Highway 22 when he crossed the center lane and struck another vehicle head-on. Shepard died at the scene.

The other driver was transported to the hospital with "unknown injuries," as of 8 p.m. Sunday. A passenger in the crash was not injured.

The affected portion of Highway 22 was shut down for several hours Sunday night as police investigated the crash.

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