CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. — Authorities are investigating a fatal tractor accident that claimed the life of a Huntington man Saturday afternoon.
According to the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office, emergency crews were dispatched around 1:14 p.m. to the area of Camp Branch Road following reports of a tractor rollover.
When first responders arrived, they discovered Howard Lawhorn deceased near the tractor. Investigators say the tractor had apparently rolled over on a hillside.
Officials reported that Lawhorn had been seen alive approximately 15 minutes before the 911 call was placed.
At this time, no official cause of death has been released, and the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
Additional details have not yet been made available by authorities.
