A Pennsylvania man died in an accident involving a log truck in Nicholas County. West Virginia State Police said the man died after his vehicle struck a parked log truck next to Route 19 near the crest of Powells Mountain around Birch River.
53-year-old David Alan Erikson of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, was driving a rental vehicle south on Route 19 he hit the truck that was unloaded and unoccupied, according to state police, who said the truck was parked and also had a warning flag displayed. The investigation is ongoing.