SALYERSVILLE, Ky. (October 21, 2023) – Kentucky State Police are investigating a collision that killed a man in Magoffin County.
Around 7:44pm on Wednesday, KSP Pikeville Post responded to a two-vehicle collision on the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway in Salyersville.
During the investigation, troopers discovered that 26-year-old Justin Jarrell of Dana was driving a 2020 Honda Accord when his vehicle struck a bridge embankment and collided with a 2003 Freightliner Motorhome. The Magoffin County Coroner’s Office pronounced Jarrell dead at the scene. No injuries were reported for the driver of the motor home, 43-year-old Thomas Lidster of Robinson Creek.
KSP Accident Reconstructionist, Trooper James Cress, is conducting the ongoing investigation.
Kentucky State Police Post 9 personnel, Salyersville Police Department, Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office, Magoffin County Rescue Squad, Salyersville Volunteer Fire Department, and Patriot Ambulance Service assisted Trooper Cress at the scene.
