A tanker truck crashed Thursday
afternoon on Interstate 79 in Braxton
County
The wreck took place between Frametown
and Gassaway at about 4 p.m. The truck went through a guardrail and over an
embankment toward a small tributary. Some diesel fuel spilled but it was
stopped from heading into the Elk River.The state DEP said the state DHHR
notified water system intakes downstream on the Elk of the situation as a
precaution.
The truck is from Spirit Services of
Nitro. The driver was injured and taken to Charleston Area
Medical Center
One southbound lane reopened at
10:30 p.m. Cleanup is expected to continue Friday.
