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Woman dies from injuries in W.Va. Turnpike incident
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A woman died after being involved in a crash Sunday on the West Virginia Turnpike and then struck by a tractor-trailer, West Virginia State Police said Monday.
Alexis Vega, 25, of Cleveland, Ohio, is identified as the victim.
The incident happened near mile-marker 87 of I-77/I-64 between the Marmet and Chelyan exits.
Troopers say the crash happened in the southbound lanes. They say Vega’s vehicle struck the concrete median barrier and came to rest sideways in both lanes of travel.
Vega got out of the vehicle and was walking in the traffic lanes when another driver stopped and tried to help her off the roadway.
A southbound tractor-trailer driver was unable to stop and hit the witness’s car, as well as Vega.
She was taken to a hospital where she later died, according to troopers.
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