MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One person is dead following a vehicle crash shortly before midnight Tuesday.
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department has not yet positively identified the victim, but said a woman was thrown from a vehicle and was pronounced dead the scene of an accident on Point Marion Road.
Deputies responded at 11:58 p.m. Tuesday after a 2003 Ford Explorer traveling south on Point Marion Road went over the side of a hill.
The driver, identified as Robert G. Vanluvanee, is being treated at Ruby Memorial Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Vanluvanee reportedly lost control of the vehicle, leading to the wreck.
Accident reconstructionists are still diagramming the crash scene. The entire investigation is currently ongoing.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office at (304) 291-7260.