Update @ 12:57pm
KENNA, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A van from a nursing home in Charleston crashed along Interstate 77 shutting it down for about an hour and a half on Thursday.
It happened around 10:30 a.m. near the Kenna exit in Jackson County. Six people were inside the van, including 4 special needs adults and two nursing home employees.
State Police Sergeant S.E. Wolfe is investigating the crash. He says it appears the van left the road traveled to the median, and when the driver tried to correct the mistake they lost control causing the van to rollover and slide down the interstate.
Wolfe says at last check, all of the patients were in stable condition. Two helicopters and several ambulances were on the scene to take the six patients to the hospital.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Original Story:
KENNA, WV (WSAZ) -- Traffic along Interstate 77 near Kenna in Jackson County is moving again.
Around 10:30 Thursday morning an accident shut down the north bound lanes of Interstate 77. It happened near the 127 mile marker.
Jackson 911 dispatchers say multiple people were hurt in the one vehicle crash. The people involved were in a van.
Holiday traffic on the intestate was at a standstill for about an hour and a half.
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