PENDLETON COUNTY, W.Va. (WDTV) – Two people were injured Monday afternoon when their motorcycle crashed off Spruce Knob Road around 3:15 p.m.
The incident occurred on US Forest Service Road 112, where the motorcycle went off the roadway and down a steep bank, according to the Pendleton County Office of Emergency Management.
Local rescue crews and volunteer firefighters from Circleville provided initial treatment to the motorcycle riders, a man and woman, at the scene.
Due to the severity of their injuries, responders dispatched medical helicopters. Two separate landing zones were established: one at the North Fork Clinic in Riverton and another behind the Discovery Center at Seneca Rocks. Ambulances transported the victims to the helicopters.
Both individuals were airlifted to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown for further treatment.
The Pendleton County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the cause of the crash.