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Teen dies in side-by-side crash in Randolph County

ELKINS, W.Va. — State Police have released more information about a fatal accident which claimed the life of a teenager in Randolph County.

Troopers were called to an area on Isner Creek Road near Elkins. There they found a 16-year old girl had been killed as a result of a crash in a side-by-side.

Troopers said three other juveniles were also in the machine at the time of the accident. None of them were injured.

It happened Friday evening just after 6:00 on private farm land.

The victim was a student at Elkins High School. The Randolph County Board of Education posted a message of condolence to the family later in the evening. The name of the victim was not released by authorities or the school board.





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