Friday, July 26, 2013

Fatal crash in Kanawha County



HUGHESTON, W.Va.A person is dead and several others are injured after a single-car crash Thursday.
The crash happened around midnight on Hughes Creek Road near Hugheston.
Police said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went off the road, hit a telephone pole and slid through several yards.
The car hit a garbage bin and several fences before coming to a stop in front of a house.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unclear whether he was the driver of the car. Four other people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.