RUM CREEK, W.Va. — Logan County Sheriff P.D. Clemons confirmed to MetroNews Saturday evening that one of his deputies died in a collision with a coal truck at the intersection of Route 10 and Rum Creek Saturday afternoon.
Clemons said the wreck happened at about 4:30 p.m. The deputy died at the scene. A passenger in the cruiser was flown to a Charleston hospital by helicopter.
Clemons hasn’t yet released the names of those involved.
State police are investigating the crash.