Multi-vehicle wreck closes I-79 South in Marion County, 1 hospitalized

WHITE HALL, W.Va. (WBOY) — One person was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after multiple vehicles collided on Interstate 79 South near White Hall.

According to officials with the Marion County 911 Center, at around 2:22 p.m., crews were alerted to a vehicle accident with injuries reported near the 130 mile marker of I-79 South, just south of White Hall.

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Crews on the scene found three passenger cars collided and the entire southbound road needed to be shut down. As of 3:15 p.m., crews did not have an estimate as to when the road would reopen.

Crews with the Valley Volunteer Fire Department are on scene and are being assisted by the Marion County Rescue Squad, White Hall Police Department, the West Virginia State Police and the West Virginia Division of Highways.