W.Va. turnpike tollbooths reopen after accident involving semi

UPDATE: 7/29/2022 1:30 p.m.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Two tollbooths reopened on the West Virginia Turnpike after a tractor trailer damaged one booth and injured a toll collector Friday morning at the southbound toll plaza in Chelyan.

A tractor trailer carrying an oversized load knocked over a tollbooth while attempting to use the wrong lane at around 7 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2022. Both lanes were shut down to repair the damage and extricate the truck. The toll collector was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

“The far right lane in any toll plaza is the oversized truck lane,” said Jeff Miller, executive director of the West Virginia Parkways Authority. “This driver attempted to use the second lane, thinking their load would fit, and ended up hitting the toll booth in the far right lane.”

Both lanes reopened shortly after 10 a.m.

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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A worker on the West Virginia Turnpike was trapped for a short time Friday after a tractor trailer knocked over a tollbooth.

The accident happened around 7 a.m. Friday at the 83 mile marker toll plaza.

West Virginia State Police reported a wide load on the tractor trailer hit the booth.

The worker was trapped for a short period of time before other Turnpike employees helped the worker get out.

The worker was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Traffic is moving but two lanes are shut down while crews remove the the truck and trailer.

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