Crash, high-water issues snarl W.Va. Turnpike traffic

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Traffic is backed up Thursday night on the West Virginia Turnpike (Interstate 77) due to a crash and high water, West Virginia 511 reports.

The agency reports the crash happened in the southbound lanes at the 85.5 mile marker in the area between Chesapeake and Cabin Creek.

According to the West Virginia Parkways Authority, West Virginia State Police troopers were responding to the crash.

Meanwhile, all northbound lanes near the 77.5 mile marker in the Dawes area are closed due to high water, West Virginia 511 reports.

Additional details about the incidents are unavailable now.

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