Motorcyclist Killed After Coming Into Contact with Power Lines

Man dies as downed power lines cause motorcycle fire outside Charleston: KCSO

Police responded to a motorcycle accident involving downed power lines near 2452 Rutledge Road on Aug. 11, 2026 around 7:58 p.m., the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office shared in a news release Aug. 12. A man died in the incident, and a woman was transported by EMS to CAMC Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Fatal incident: Motorcycle rider gets off bike to remove tree blocking road in West Virginia, driver killed due to powerlines falling onto them and igniting fire

(WTRF) — A motorcyclist died and his passenger was hospitalized after power lines fell on them Tuesday evening in West Virginia. Deputies responded in Kanawha County around 7:58 p.m. A witness told investigators that a man and woman were traveling on a motorcycle when they came upon a tree blocking the road. The woman got [...]

Kanawha County man killed after powerlines fall on motorcycle

PINCH, W.Va. (WOWK) - A Kanawha County man was killed after a motorcycle accident in Pinch Tuesday evening. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, the accident happened in the area of Heartland Lane and Rutledge Road around 8:00 p.m.. Deputies say the call came in originally as a tree down and power lines on [...]

Man killed in Kanawha County after motorcycle hits downed power lines

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Motorcyclist killed after coming into contact with power lines

It happened in the Pinch area of Kanawha County.

One person dead, another injured after downed power lines fall on motorcycle

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man was killed and a woman was injured after downed power lines fell onto a motorcycle Tuesday evening in Kanawha County. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area of 2452 Rutledge Road around 7:58 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, for a report involving a motorcycle and downed power lines. Witnesses told investigators that a man and woman were traveling along Rutledge Road on a moto…