High risk turn has accidents and fatalities
Drivers escaped injury
Both trucks received heavy damage
Two pick-up trucks collided at the high risk curve at Five Forks yesterday morning at
11:30 a.m., causing extensive damage to the vehicles, but no serious injuries to the
drivers.
Taken to the hospital for evaluation was Lennie Metz of Five Forks, described in his
80's. John Nichols, 16, of Nobe Road was not injured.
The accident happened in a sharp turn near Reed's Store, where frequent accidents
and fatalities have occurred in an area that has poor visibility for oncoming
traffic.
The Grantsville VFD responded with Calhoun EMS. State Police in South Charleston
advised no officer was covering the county at the time of the accident.
| 
