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I-79 South in Kanawha County closed following crash

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A crash has shut down Interstate South Monday evening in Kanawha County.

The closure was reported near the 16 mile marker in Clendenin.

First responders say an SUV rolled over and a secondary crash that involved a tractor trailer was reported shortly after 5 p.m.

A man was hospitalized for injuries suffered in the crash, but his condition is not known. The tractor trailer was hauling steel coils and had its front wheel ripped off.





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