Two drivers were injured Monday afternoon when a tanker truck and a Jeep collided on Interstate 77 near the Bluestone Travel Plaza.
The crash was reported about 1 p.m. near I-77’s the 16 mile marker. Units of the Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department, East River Volunteer Fire Department, West Virginia Parkways Authority were dispatched to the scene. Northbound traffic backed up for miles and proceeded slowly when one lane next to the crash site was opened.
The Jeep’s driver sustained serious injuries in the crash, and the tanker truck’s driver had non life-threatening injuries, according to Cpl. M.S. Horton with the West Virginia State Police Turnpike Control. Personnel with the Princeton Rescue Squad transported them to a local hospital.