Roy Day, 68, of Hurricane, and Alison Straughter-Ross, 58, of Nitro, were killed Monday afternoon in a multi-vehicle crash on the Dunbar Toll Bridge in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
The crash happened around 3:10 p.m. Monday on the bridge, where four vehicles were involved. Police said two of the vehicles were involved in a head-on collision. The South Charleston Police Department later confirmed the identities of the two people who died.
Day and Straughter-Ross, who was also known as “Tootie” Ross, both died from injuries suffered in the crash. The early information released by police did not explain what caused the head-on collision or how the four vehicles became involved.
Investigators had not yet released a full account of what happened on the bridge. It was also not immediately clear how many other people were hurt or how serious their injuries were. Authorities had not announced any citations or criminal charges in the preliminary report.
The Dunbar Toll Bridge is an important crossing in the Charleston metropolitan area. It sits in the Kanawha Valley near Dunbar, South Charleston and Nitro, west of Charleston.
The South Charleston Police Department is investigating the crash. Investigators are expected to review the movements of all four vehicles and piece together what happened before the head-on impact.
For now, the deaths of Day and Straughter-Ross remain the central confirmed details in the case. Both victims were identified by police after the Monday afternoon collision, while the investigation into what led to the crash continues.
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