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Thursday, July 9, 2015

2 dead, 4 injured in multi-vehicle accident in Cabell County, WV


Posted: July 09, 2015
2 dead, 4 injured in multi-vehicle accident in Cabell County

Two people are dead and four injured in a severe multi-vehicle accident on WV Rt. 2 according to Cabell County 911. It happened about 1 p.m. in Lesage. Dispatchers said the accident involved three cars and two motorcycles.

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LESAGE, WV - 
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Deputies said the wreck involved three motorcycles and a pickup truck, with everyone driving southbound.

The two people killed, a man and a woman, were reportedly riding the same motorcycle, according to the Cabell County Sheriff's Office. At least four other people were taken to a local hospital, including the driver of the pickup truck and the other motorcycle riders.

The wreck caused a chain-reaction accident further down the road involving two vehicles, but no one was injured authorities said.

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Two people are dead and four injured in a severe multi-vehicle accident on WV Rt. 2 according to Cabell County 911.

It happened about 1 p.m. in Lesage. Dispatchers said the accident involved three cars and two motorcycles.

Ohio River Road (WV Rt. 2) has been closed.

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