Dispatchers say one of the tractor trailers caught on fire after the crash, which in turn closed both the northbound and southbound lanes. WSAZ is told the northbound lanes opened up around 4:30 a.m.

An employee of the West Virginia Turnpike was struck and killed shortly at about a.m. Monday, April 14, 2025, while doing asphalt work on the Turnpike. The worker was struck by a tractor-trailer at ...