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State police: Man dies after being hit by object along I-79

KINGMONT, W.Va. — A man died Thursday night from injuries suffered along Interstate 79 in Marion County, state police said.

Marvin Bell, 56, was on the side of the interstate making repairs to a vehicle near the Kingmont exit when the driver of a utility trailer lost a wheel. The wheel struck Bell. He was later pronounced dead.

Troopers are looking for the driver of the passing vehicle.

The incident happened on the side of the northbound lanes.

 

 





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