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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS
INTERSTATE 79 WRECKfrom Eyewitness News Online Lanes Reopened After Truck Spills Load Of Logs Reported by:  Kristin KeelingWeb Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Aug. 22, 2012 8:52 AM EDT Updated: Aug. 22, 2012 10:41 AM EDT
Mink Shoals
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
All lanes of Interstate 79 near Mink Shoals reopened at 9 a.m. Wednesday after a several-hour shutdown caused by an overturned truck that spilled a load of logs across the interstate, a Metro 911 dispatcher said. Both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 79 just north of Mink Shoals were shut down about 5 a.m. when the accident happened, Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies said. Two southbound passenger vehicles struck logs and were damaged after the northbound rig overturned. One driver of a passenger vehicle was transported for medical treatment, complaining of chest pains. All lanes of the interstate were closed as crews worked to clean up the spilled logs. Vehicles were detoured off the Mink Shoals exit northbound and the Big Chimney exit southbound. Both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 79 just north of Mink Shoals remained shut down Wednesday morning after a truck overturned and spilled a load of logs across the interstate, authorities said. Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies were at the scene of the accident. Two southbound passenger vehicles struck logs and were damaged after the northbound rig overturned about 5 a.m., the sheriff’s department said. One driver of a passenger vehicle was transported for medical treatment, complaining of chest pains. All lanes of the interstate were closed as crews worked to clean up the spilled logs. Vehicles were being detoured off the Mink Shoals exit northbound and the Big Chimney exit southbound. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for further updates. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
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