6 days ago
Fatal accident reported on I-77 in Mercer County
MERCER COUNTY, WV (WVNS) – A fatal accident occurred on I-77.
Mercer County 911 received a report of an accident at 2:38 a.m., according to a press release.
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Deputies with the Mercer County Sheriff's Department responded and found a tractor trailer had hit a vehicle that was parked on the right, alongside the road near the I-77 5-mile marker southbound. The vehicle that was hit had 3 people inside. 2 of the people inside the vehicle were found to be dead after further investigation. The third person was badly injured. The tractor trailer driver additionally sustained some minor injuries.
The Bluefield Rescue Squad, East River Fire Department, Mercer County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement units, and the West Virginia Division of Highways helped on the scene.
The names of those who were killed in this accident have not been released at this time out of respect for their family members.
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