FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash in Franklin County.

Volunteers from the Boone’s Mill Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Bethlehem Road near Saul Lane about 10:30 Sunday night.

When rescue personnel arrived, they found that the motorcycle had run off the right side of the road, hit a ditch and caught fire. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Their names have not been released

The accident happened about five miles southwest of the town of Boones Mill and is being investigated by Virginia State Police.