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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS
INTERSTATE 77 FATALfrom Eyewitness News Online State Police Release Name Of Driver Killed On I-77 Near Bluefield Reported by:  Jeff MorrisWeb Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Mamie Buoy Reported: Mar. 1, 2013 11:59 AM EST Updated: Mar. 1, 2013 5:01 PM EST
Bluefield, Mercer
, West Virginia
State Police have released the name of the driver killed when his tractor-trailer flipped over on Interstate 77 north near Bluefield. Lester Walker Jr., 48, of Connellsville, Pa., died in the accident that occurred about 9 a.m. The wreck occurred about 3 1/2 miles from the East River Mountain Tunnel. State Police said the driver of a tractor-trailer was killed Friday morning when his rig flipped over on Interstate 77 north near Bluefield. The accident happened about 9 a.m. about 3 1/2 miles from the East River Mountain Tunnel, State Police Sgt. D.W. Miller said. Miller said a witness said the load shifted on the truck and the vehicle flipped on its top. A northbound lane was closed for 45 minutes, and a southbound lane was closed for 30 minutes while the accident was cleared. One lane of Interstate 77 northbound and southbound near Bluefield was blocked after a tractor-trailer accident. A 911 dispatcher in Mercer County said the accident happened about 9 a.m. and the rig flipped over. The dispatcher said one lane of I-77 was closed either way as crews worked to clear the scene. The dispatcher said the status of injuries was unclear. State Police were investigating the accident. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
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