Construction worker killed by tractor-trailer on West Virginia Turnpike

Beckley man identified as worker killed on I-77, one man arrested and charged

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) -- A Beckley man was identified as the construction worker killed on I-77 in Kanawha County on Monday, April 14, 2025. According to the West Virginia State Police, at 10:46 AM, Parkways Control received a report of a Parkways employee, now identified as 23-year-old James Harper, of Beckley, being hit by a commercial vehicle that was travelling in the southbound lanes near mile marker 92. The driver of the vehicle was ident…

Construction worker killed by tractor-trailer on West Virginia Turnpike

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A worker doing asphalt repairs on the West Virginia Turnpike was struck and killed Monday morning in Kanawha County. According to a release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), a West Virginia Turnpike employee doing asphalt work was struck by a tractor-trailer at around 11 a.m. near the 92.5 mile marker of Interstate 77 South near Marmet. The release said that the tractor-trailer driver was app…

Turnpike worker struck and killed while working on roadway

CHARLESTON, WV – An employee of the West Virginia Turnpike was struck and killed Monday morning while doing asphalt work on the Turnpike, according to a statement from the West Virginia Department of Transportation.

Update: I-64/77 southbound lanes near Kanawha City reopened after fatal crash

A West Virginia Turnpike worker was struck and killed around 10:45 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2025, while doing asphalt work on Interstate 77 southbound near the Kanawha City neighborhood of Charleston, West Virginia, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation.

Trucker facing negligent homicide charges after running over construction worker

A truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide after running over a construction worker in West Virginia on Monday.  The accident happened on April 14th at about 11 a.m. at an Interstate 77/West Virginia Turnpike work zone south of Charleston, West Virginia.  According to West Virginia Metro News, truck driver Anvar Sabirov failed to move into the correct lane in a work zone, and was forced to swerve to avoid colliding with a dump truck…

Arrest made after Parkways employee stuck and killed - West Virginia Daily News

Charleston, W.Va. (WVDN) – On Monday, April 14, 2025, at 10:46 am, Parkways Control received notification of a Parkways employee being struck by a commercial vehicle at about the 92-mile marker Southbound in a marked work zone. Responding and assisting units encountered and identified the driver of the commercial vehicle to be Anvar Sabirov, 28-year-old male from Rego Park, NY, at the scene. Troopers also spoke to witnesses on scene who stated t…