W.Va. Turnpike reopen after tractor-trailer rollover crash

UPDATE 2/6/23 @ 10:15 p.m.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Interstate 77 South (the West Virginia Turnpike) is back open late Monday night after a tractor-trailer rollover crash in the Sharon area, according to the West Virginia Parkways Authority.

All lanes reopened around 10 p.m.

The accident was reported before 4 p.m. near the 78-mile marker. It involved nearly 40,000 pounds of steel in the roadway.

No injuries were reported.

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ORIGINAL STORY

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Interstate 77 South (the West Virginia Turnpike) is closed Monday afternoon in the Sharon area after a tractor-trailer rollover accident, a West Virginia Parkways Authority said.

He said there were nearly 40,000 pounds of steel in the roadway.

No one was injured, but the road will be closed for an “indeterminate” amount of time during the investigation and cleanup.

The accident was reported just before 4 p.m. near the 78-mile marker. The slow southbound lane reopened after 5 p.m., according to West Virginia 511.

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