MEADOW BRIDGE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A motorist was pronounced dead Friday evening following a vehicle accident on WV Route 20.
Chief Deputy Rod Perdue II of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Friday, January 13, 2023, just before 6:00pm, Fayette County 911 Center reported a motor vehicle accident on Route 20 in the Meadow Bridge area of Fayette County.
Entities dispatched to the scene of the accident included Sheriff’s Deputies, EMS personnel, and Meadow Bridge Fire Department personnel.
Upon arrival at the scene, deputies determined that a single vehicle appeared to have lost control due to the snow conditions Friday evening and struck a power pole. It was also determined that the elderly woman found to have been operating the vehicle had been the sole occupant at the time of the accident.
The driver was transported by EMS personnel to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, but according to EMS became unresponsive during transport and was pronounced dead by doctors at BARH.
Though reports indicate that the driver was from Greenbrier County, further information including the identity of the driver is not being released at this time as authorities work with Greenbrier County officials to locate a family member of the deceased.
The accident remains under investigation by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, and on-scene assistance was provided by General Ambulance and Meadow Bridge Fire Department.
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