MASONTOWN, W.Va. — A man was killed and a woman injured in a rollover crash near Masontown in Preston County Saturday night.
According to the Masontown Volunteer Fire Department, around 6:30 p.m., a man and woman traveled about 200 feet over the embankment in Bull Run near Cheat Canyon. Both the man and the woman were ejected from the vehicle during the rollover.
The woman was rescued by emergency services using a high-angle rescue, then transported on a medical ATV to be evacuated by a HealthNet air transport. The man was pronounced dead at Preston Memorial Hospital.
The rescue operation took approximately four and a half hours.
Emergency crews on the scene including Masontown VFD, Reedsville VFD, Bruceton Brandonville VFD, KAMP Ambulance, Preston County Sheriff’s Department, Mon EMS, WVDNR, and state police.