Fiery crash shuts down part of WV Turnpike overnight

Fiery crash shuts down part of WV Turnpike overnight

UPDATE (10:20 a.m.) Both northbound lanes of the West Virginia Turnpike have reopened and one southbound lane is still closed as crews work to clean up after crashes and fires caused by a rollover crash in the opposite lanes, according to West Virginia Turnpike Dispatch. According to West Virginia State Police Turnpike Dispatch, early Thursday morning, a tractor trailer headed north on the West Virginia Turnpike rolled over at mile marker 66 nea…

Load of spilled plastic pipes causes 6 vehicle pile up and a brush fire

A load of spilled plastic pipes led to a pile up crash involving six vehicles that caused a brush fire in West Virginia on Thursday.  The accident happened just after midnight very early on Thursday morning, April 17th on the West Virginia Turnpike in Fayette County, West Virginia.  According to Fox 11, a tractor trailer was traveling north on the West Virginia Turnpike near the 66 mile marker when it overturned, spilling its load of plastic pip…

Construction Season Means Worker Deaths on Highways

Safety at Work Kanawha County, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – As roadwork begins across the country, workplace injuries and deaths of roadwork construction employees are ramping up. In West Virginia, the southbound lanes of the West Virginia Turnpike have reopened this week after a fatal accident took the life of a construction worker. The employee was hit while working on asphalt near mile-marker 92.5. Officials said a tractor-trailer was trave…

New Details Released In I-77 Accident - Nationwide Report

MAHAN, W.Va. (WVVA) - The West Virginia State Police are releasing further details on an ...

Turnpike crash at Mahan creates fiery mess

Photo courtesy DOH  MAHAN, W.Va. Clean-up is expected take most of Thursday after three tractor-trailers crashed on the West Virginia Turnpike near Mahan in Fayette County. The first crash occurred at around midnight Thursday morning when a driver lost control of his truck heading north. The truck, which was carrying heavy plastic pipe, lost its…

All northbound and one southbound on WV Turnpike reopened following early morning tractor trailer crash

West Virginia (WOAY)- All northbound lanes and one southbound lane are open on the Turnpike following an early morning tractor-trailer crash that stopped traffic for several hours. At around midnight on Thursday, April 17, a tractor-trailer heading north on the Turnpike rolled over at mile marker 66 near Mahan and spilled its cargo of heavy plastic pipe into the southbound lanes. Two tractor-trailers heading south hit the pipes and also crashed …