West Virginia
HAZMAT situation closes West Virginia Turnpike
FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A tractor trailer crash at mile marker 62 has the West Virginia Turnpike shutdown in Fayette County near the Kanawha County line.
According to emergency dispatchers, both north and southbound lanes of I-77 are closed between Mossy and Paint Creek.
Traffic is being diverted from the Beckley exit to the Chelyan interchange until further notice due to a HAZMAT situation.
No word yet on whether anyone is injured.
The accident happened around 7 a.m. Thursday.
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