Wednesday, July 8, 2015

9 People hospitalized after car collides with van head-on on I-77 in West Virginia




JULY 8, 2015

MERCER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
 
An accident involving two cars shut down part of I-77 on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. 

It happened around 5:45 p.m. near the Camp Creek exit in Mercer County. 

A West Virginia State Trooper on scene told 59News nine people were taken to the hospital.

The trooper said a car came from the southbound side across the median, and hit a van on the northbound side.

Princeton Rescue Squad, Turnpike police and the Bluestone Valley Fire Department responded. Crews on the scene said the rain and wet roads was likely to blame for the crash.

Two lanes of I-77 north were closed for about an hour and a half. All lanes were reopened as of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.