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Boone County wreck claims life

DANVILLE, W.Va. — One person died in a multi-vehicle crash in Boone County Monday afternoon.

The southbound lanes on U.S. Route 119 were closed following the fatal collision between a side-by-side and another vehicle near Prichard Road at around 3 p.m. The northbound lanes remained open, and the southbound lanes were reopened a little over an hour after the crash.

There were no other injuries reported.

The name of the victim, along with the cause of the crash, were not released.

Boone County sheriff’s deputies joined Madison and Danville fire crews on the scene.





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