WESTON, W.Va. -- A tractor-trailer driver and a student driver trainee have been killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 79 in Lewis County.
The Lewis County Sheriff's Department says the accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Monday near the 101.5 mile marker.
Neither victim was identified, pending notification of relatives.
The sheriff's department says the driver lost control on the icy highway and the rig hit a guardrail, rolled over an embankment and caught fire.
The rig was owned and operated by Werner Enterprises.
The investigation is continuing.
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Tractor-trailer wreck kills two on I-79
WESTON, W.Va. -- A tractor-trailer driver and a student driver trainee have been killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 79 in Lewis County.
The Lewis County Sheriff's Department says the accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Monday near the 101.5 mile marker.
Neither victim was identified, pending notification of relatives.
The sheriff's department says the driver lost control on the icy highway and the rig hit a guardrail, rolled over an embankment and caught fire.
The rig was owned and operated by Werner Enterprises.
The investigation is continuing.
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WESTON, W.Va. -- A tractor-trailer driver and a student driver trainee have been killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 79 in Lewis County.
The Lewis County Sheriff's Department says the accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Monday near the 101.5 mile marker.
Neither victim was identified, pending notification of relatives.
The sheriff's department says the driver lost control on the icy highway and the rig hit a guardrail, rolled over an embankment and caught fire.
The rig was owned and operated by Werner Enterprises.
The investigation is continuing.
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