Wednesday's Internet Edition, March 10, 2010.
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A Spencer man was killed Friday afternoon on U.S. 119 near Maple Hills. Police said a car driven by Alan Brant was traveling north when it crossed the center line and struck a southbound Mack truck. Brant was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident blocked the road for two to three hours and delayed bus transportation for Roane County High School students. |
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A Spencer man was killed Friday after his car struck a large truck before it left U.S. 119 and went over an embankment.
Alan Brant, 60, of Island Run was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident that occurred shortly after 2 p.m.
Brant was headed north in a 2005 Hyundai Accent that reportedly crossed the center line and struck a southbound 1978 Mack truck registered to Kermit Tyree R. Contracting of Elkview. The flatbed truck was hauling a portable tank.
The driver of the truck, Randall Tignor of Elkview, went into the ditch along the road and against the hillside in an attempt to avoid the oncoming vehicle, according to Lt. Jeff Smith of the Roane Sheriff’s Dept.
Smith said Tignor was taken by his employer to a hospital in Charleston to be examined after the accident, but his injuries did not appear to be serious.
Firefighters had to extricate Brant from his vehicle, which landed near a bridge leading to the Robert and Anna Flint residence at 1649 Charleston Rd.
Traffic was stopped for hours until the scene could be cleared. Buses could not travel between Roane County High School and Walton Elementary/Middle School, delaying after-school transportation of students for 2-3 hours.
Smith said he did not know what caused the accident and is hoping to have an accident reconstructionist assist with the ongoing investigation.
Funeral services for Brant, who was assistant director of WorkForce West Virginia, a member of the Roane Solid Waste Authority and president of Tri-County Partnership, a local community development group, took place Tuesday.
