BECKLEY, W.Va. — A Tuesday afternoon fatal accident remains under investigation.
Beckley Police said it happened along Robert C. Byrd Drive (West Virginia Route 16) near the intersection with Maxwell Hill Road and Rural Acres Drive. It was first reported at 12:30 Tuesday afternoon.
The investigation has revealed a person was driving the wrong way up Robert C. Byrd Drive when their vehicle struck an oncoming car. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The body has been sent to the state State Medical Examiner’s Office for further evaluation.
Two people in the other vehicle were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The busy route was blocked until roughly 2 in the afternoon while crews worked to clear the scene.