CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Police are continuing to investigate two separate fatal crashes that occurred over the weekend.
West Virginia State Police is investigating an auto-pedestrian accident in Randolph County that occurred around 9:20 p.m. Friday.
A 31-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were walking along U.S. 250 near the Fast Break convenience store in Beverly, when a sport utility vehicle struck them in the roadway.
The woman was killed. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. He has since been released.
A second fatality occurred Sunday afternoon in Harrison County, in a single vehicle wreck on U.S. 50 near Salem.
Authorities say a woman somehow lost control of her vehicle, hit the guard rail and went over an embankment. The accident happened around 1:30 p.m.
One child was taken to United Hospital Center for treatment of minor injuries. No other passengers were inside the vehicle.
Harrison County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.