Monongalia County Sheriff's Office sheds more light on motorcycle accident
MORGANTOWN — A motorcycle rider involved in Thursday's accident on the Mileground has life-threatening injuries, according to the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department.
At 2:10 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to the accident at the intersection of Mileground and Hartman Run roads.
A press release states a Nissan Xterra was heading onto Hartman Run Road while a Yamaha motorcycle was traveling toward Easton Hill. The two vehicles collided head-on, throwing the rider off the motorcycle.
The rider was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital by Monongalia County EMS with life-threatening injuries, the release states.
The identity of the rider has not been released.
Due to the severity of the accident, the sheriff's department crash reconstruction team was called to the scene to assist in the ongoing investigation.
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