Crews cleaning scene of fuel spill, tractor trailer crash

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Environmental cleanup is handling a minor fuel spill that occurred as part of a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 79 Tuesday morning.

The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday near the 122 mile marker of I-79 in Bridgeport when the tractor trailer slid into the median.

Dispatchers said no other vehicles were involved, and no injuries resulted from the accident.

One southbound lane of I-79 remains closed while crews continue work to cleanup the scene.





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