ELKVIEW, W.Va. — A driver of a U-Haul box truck lost control of the vehicle on U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County Tuesday afternoon crashing into a roadside house.
The wreck occurred at a few minutes after 1 p.m. in the Blue Creek area north of Elkview. The driver was injured.
Part of the truck crashed through the basement wall of the single story residence.
Kanawha County deputies said the driver was taken to a hospital after being briefly trapped in the truck.
Deputies said one person was home at the time but not injured.
Some utilities around the house were leaking as a result of the wreck.