Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
May 23, 2017 • Motor Vehicle Crashes,Tractor Trailer Crash,WV Trucking Accidents
Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Northbound Lanes of WV Turnpike
A tractor trailer hauling corrosive material overturned on Interstate 77 near the Mossy/Oak Hill exit Tuesday morning. The tractor trailer crash prompted West Virginia law enforcement to put in place an emergency detour on the West Virginia Turnpike northbound lanes, near Oak Hill West Virginia. Exit 48 Detour on Interstate 77 The West Virginia Department of Transportation…
read moreAugust 27, 2014 • Motor Vehicle Crashes,WV Trucking Accidents
Children on West Virginia School Bus Injured; Truck Driver Ticketed
MASON COUNTY, WV — Twelve to Fourteen students were injured Tuesday morning on U.S. Route 35 when a Missouri truck driver slammed another tractor trailer into their school bus. A Mason County 911 dispatcher said nine of the injured students were transported by EMS for treatment. Mason County Sheriff’s deputies ticketed the 28 year old Missouri…
read moreNovember 9, 2013 • Coal Mining Accidents,WV Trucking Accidents
Two West Virginia Coal Truck Accidents in less than a Week
Coal trucks are a familiar sight on the roads of West Virginia, which is good for the economy when coal truck drivers and companies are obeying the rules of the road. However, when they don’t, they are often the cause of serious accidents and injuries in and around the state’s mining areas. In the span…
read moreOctober 14, 2013 • Motor Vehicle Crashes,WV Trucking Accidents,WV Work Accidents
West Virginia Logging Truck Hits Passenger Train Killing Truck Driver and Injuring Dozens of Passengers
For more than 60 train passengers, it was meant to be scenic trip to see the colorful foliage in the remote mountains of West Virginia. For a log truck driver it was a familiar route. But something went wrong with fatal consequences. Investigators are now trying to work out why the logging truck crashed into…
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