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One person is dead after an ATV crash in southern Upshur County on Friday.
According to the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office, an ATV wrecked on Gougerville Road shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday.
“On October 31, 2025, at 7:42 p.m., the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to respond to a single-vehicle ATV crash on Gougerville Road in the southern part of Upshur County,” according to a press release from the office. “A deputy arrived at the scene at 7:48 p.m., and the investigation is ongoing. Preliminary findings indicate a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a single-vehicle ATV with one occupant.”
Details about the wreck were not immediately available. The crash remains under investigation.
“More details will be released as the investigation continues,” the sheriff’s office said.
