Charleston, WV (WOAY) The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly incident involving a motorcycle and downed power lines.
Deputies responded to Rutledge Road at 7:58 p.m. on Tuesday after a motorcycle encountered a tree that had fallen across the roadway.
According to a witness, the female passenger got off the motorcycle while the male driver attempted to turn it around.
As he was doing so, power lines fell onto the motorcycle and the driver, sending both to the ground.
The passenger tried to help but was also shocked by the power lines.
The lines then sparked a fire, igniting fuel from the motorcycle.
The male driver died as a result of the incident.
First responders transported the female passenger to CAMC Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The sheriff’s office says the investigation remains ongoing.
