Person on bike dies after being hit by vehicle

UPDATE 4/14/23

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A man riding a bicycle late Thursday evening was killed after being hit by a vehicle while trying to cross US Route 60 in Kanawha County.

According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened on Thursday, April 13, just before midnight at the intersection of MacCorkle Avenue SW (US Route 60) and Oliver Street in the Amandaville area.

It was determined by deputies that the victim, Robert Chester Eugene Hensley, 47, of Amandaville, had attempted to cross the highway at the intersection of Oliver Street when he was hit by a vehicle traveling westbound.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Sheriff’s Deputies with the Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene, which closed portions of the roadway for approximately three hours

The driver of the vehicle was administered roadside field sobriety tests and was NOT under the influence at the time of the collision. Speeds and other such factors that may have contributed to the crash are still under investigation by the Crash Reconstruction Unit.

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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A person riding a bicycle is dead after being hit by a vehicle late Thursday night.

Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers say it happened just after 11:50 p.m. along Rt. 60 in West Side, near St. Albans.

All lanes of Rt. 60 at Oliver St. re-opened a little after 3 Friday morning.

The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene following the crash.

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will be handling the investigation.

So far, there’s no word on the identity of the person who was struck.

This is a developing story.

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