BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A 27-year-old woman was killed and four others are being treated following an accident in Buckhannon Thursday.
Aislinn Posey, 27, of Buckhannon, was a passenger in a car driven Thomas Knight, 35, of Jane Lew, killed after the vehicle she was riding in collided with another vehicle at the Route 33 and WBUC Road intersection at approximately 3:22 p.m., according to the Buckhannon Police Department.
Posey was the passenger in a 2012 Ford Focus driven by Thomas Knight, 35, of Jane Lew that was crossing Route 33 at WBUC Road when they were hit by a westbound vehicle driven by Earl Conrad, 51, of Weston.
Posey was transported for treatment but later died. Knight was transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown and is reportedly in critical condition.
Children ages 1 and 2 were in the backseat of Knights vehicle and are being treated at WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital for minor injuries. Conrad was treated and released at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.