One person died Thursday afternoon in an accident the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office says involved a pickup truck and a dirt bike.
According to a press release from Sheriff Perry Palmer, deputies responded to an accident on Henderson Hollow Road in Core shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday. Mon EMS, Cassville Volunteer Fire Department and an accident reconstructionist also responded to the scene.
The accident remains under investigation, but according to the sheriff’s release, it is believed the driver of the dirt bike was traveling east on a single-lane, gravel road and the pickup truck was traveling west.
The release says when the driver of the dirt bike saw the pickup, they lost control and fell off the bike and into the roadway.
The driver of the truck told authorities they tried to avoid the accident but struck the fallen dirt biker, according to the release.
Deputies say the driver of the dirt bike was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup truck was taken to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
The names of those involved in the accident are being withheld pending notification of family members.
No further information is being released at this time.
