Incident: Saturday, October 24, 2026, Logan County, West Virginia. Confirmed by the Logan County Sheriff’s Office Saturday evening.
A Logan County sheriff’s deputy was killed Saturday afternoon in a crash involving the deputy’s cruiser and a coal truck at the intersection of West Virginia Route 10 and Rum Creek Road, between Dabney and Lyburn.
The crash happened at about 4:30 p.m., according to WV MetroNews and WCHS. The deputy was pronounced dead at the scene. Logan County’s chief deputy told WSAZ the deputy was on duty.
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A passenger in the cruiser was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Charleston. That person’s name and condition have not been released.
The sheriff said the West Virginia State Police are investigating the crash. The cause has not been released, and nothing has been released about the coal truck driver.
The deputy’s name has not been released.
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