Live Accident Reports by @WV511

• UPDATE: Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 24.8. The northbound right lane is closed. Roane County I-56537103-1238

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 24.8. The northbound road is closed. Roane County I-56537103-1128

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 34.0. Roane County I-56534825-1040

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• Monongalia Co: I-79 at Goshen Road remains closed until 10 p.m. Tuesday for repairs following an accident and fire. Single-lane closure follows for milling and paving. All lanes expected to reopen by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. Expect significant delays. https://t.co/kfaPW7KhDf.

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• Monongalia Co: I-79 at Goshen Road remains closed until 10 p.m. Tuesday for repairs following an accident and fire. Single-lane closure follows for milling and paving. All lanes expected to reopen by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. Expect significant delays. https://t.co/kfaPW7JJNH. https://t.co/wuz6Ffekgb

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 139.0. Marion County I-56428465-2012

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 139.0. Marion County I-56428457-2012

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• UPDATE: Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 51.0. The northbound road is closed. Comments: I-79 DETOUR the NB traffic is detouring at the exit 51 at Frametown and back on at the exit 62 Gassaway. Braxton County I-56401412-1204

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 51.0. The northbound road is closed. Multiple tractor trailers involved and logs have been spilled onto the interstate. Braxton County I-56401412-1113 https://t.co/qmGkLptGBI

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 51.0. The northbound road is closed. Braxton County I-56401412-1113

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• UPDATE: Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 142.5. The southbound left lane is closed. Monongalia County I-56362988-2216

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 142.5. The southbound road is closed. Monongalia County I-56362988-2104

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 144.0. Monongalia County I-56362150-2047

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• UPDATE (2): Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 54.0. The southbound left lane is closed. Braxton County I-56354495-1821

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• UPDATE: Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 54.0. Braxton County I-56354495-1818

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 53.0. Braxton County I-56354495-1814

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 131.0. Marion County I-56295117-1930

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 136.0. Comments: exit ramp. Comments: exit ramp. Marion County I-56257010-0403

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 94.5. Lewis County I-56210029-0952

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 112.0. Harrison County I-56179923-0043

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 5.0. Kanawha County I-56164023-1949

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 117.0. Harrison County I-56094101-2151

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 117.0. Harrison County I-56093531-2141

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79S at Mile Marker 3.0. Kanawha County I-56069009-1411

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• Vehicle Crash on US-33 & I-79NB Ramp . Lewis County I-56060717-1203

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• UPDATE (3): Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 142.0. The northbound right lane is closed. Marion County,Monongalia County I-56007521-2146

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• UPDATE (2): Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 142.5. The northbound right lane is closed. Marion County,Monongalia County I-56007521-2115

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• UPDATE: Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 142.5. Marion County,Monongalia County I-56007521-2107

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• Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 142.0. Marion County I-56007521-2103

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• UPDATE: Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 150.0. Comments: In Left Lane. Monongalia County I-56006999-2058

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Accident News Reports

• Update: I-79N to remain closed for paving following vehicle fire

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Oct 20, 2026 1:51pm
  Traffic on Interstate 79 North remains at a standstill in Monongalia County following a vehicle accident Tuesday morning. Read More

• Northbound lanes remain closed following I-79 vehicle fire

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Oct 20, 2026 06:11am
  Traffic on Interstate 79 North remains at a standstill in Monongalia County following a vehicle accident Tuesday morning. Read More

• Update: State Police name deceased victim of construction accident at I-79 bridge

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 25 views
  • Sep 22, 2026 09:58am
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia State Police on Tuesday evening identified a man who died Tuesday morning as a result of an industrial accident in a work zone on an ... Read More

• Troopers conduct extraction near I-79 / I-68 split in Mon County after vehicle flips

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 43 views
  • Sep 01, 2026 5:00pm
  A single-vehicle accident reported near the Interstate 79 / Interstate 68 split in Monongalia County prompted the need for an extraction from first responders. Officials with MECCA 911 confirmed that ... Read More

• Crash with entrapment closes I-79 northbound near McWhorter; detour in place

  • West Virginia
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Aug 11, 2026 1:51pm
  A single-vehicle crash involving a jackknifed semi-truck hauling maple syrup has closed Interstate 79 Northbound in Harrison County on Tuesday afternoon, according to 911 officials. Read More

• Update: Minor injuries reported after 4-vehicle accident shuts down I-79 southbound near Goshen Road exit

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 45 views
  • Jun 12, 2026 08:29am
  A 4-vehicle accident has shut down the I-79 Southbound lane near the Goshen Road Exit in Monongalia County, according to 911 officials. Read More

• I-79 northbound shut down after vehicle accident, semi rollover

  • West Virginia
  • Weston
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 54 views
  • May 22, 2026 4:53pm
  One person has been reported injured after a vehicle accident shuts down the northbound lanes of I-79 in Harrison County on Friday. Read More

• Harrison County juvenile dead after crash in Morgantown, investigation underway

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 83 views
  • Mar 15, 2026 07:27am
  According to the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office, the accident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. on I-79 southbound at mile marker 143. Read More

• No intentional wrongdoing alleged in crash blamed for death of US Rep. Baird's wife

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 54 views
  • Mar 05, 2026 6:18pm
  West Virginia authorities have not alleged any criminal wrongdoing against the driver blamed for the crash that badly injured Indiana Congressman Jim Baird ... Read More

• One person killed in I-79 crash in Marion County

  • West Virginia
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 90 views
  • Feb 17, 2026 09:22am
  Marion County Rescue Squad officials said on Facebook that the interstate is expected to be closed for an extended time and are asking drivers to avoid the area. Read More

• Medical examiner called to I-79 crash in Marion County

  • West Virginia
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 67 views
  • Feb 17, 2026 07:29am
  MARION COUNTY, W.Va. - The medical examiner was called to the scene of a two vehicle crash on I-79 southbound Monday afternoon. The crash was reported at 1:15 at mile marker 139 and the road remained ... Read More

• Accident shuts down I-79 South in Marion County; medical examiner called

  • West Virginia
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 85 views
  • Feb 16, 2026 12:32pm
  FAIRMONT, W.Va.(WBOY) - Interstate 79 is shut down in Marion County due to a vehicle accident. The southbound lanes on I-79 at mile marker 139 - East Fairmont / Pricketts Creek exit have been closed ... Read More

• Fatal crash in Monongalia County

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 115 views
  • Nov 10, 2025 10:45am
  STAR CITY, W.Va. - One person was killed in a Monday morning crash on I-79 in Monongalia County. Deputies report the crash between a tractor-trailer and a passenger car was reported at mile marker 155 ... Read More

• No injuries after busy day for Monongalia County Sheriff's deputies

  • West Virginia
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 82 views
  • Oct 02, 2025 10:45am
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Wednesday for the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department was a busy one. There was a significant crash on I-79 northbound at the I-69 split during the morning commute, a ... Read More

• Woman accused of driving under the influence in crash involving Kanawha deputy's cruiser

  • West Virginia
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 85 views
  • Jul 30, 2025 07:22am
  A woman is accused of driving under the influence when her vehicle crashed into a Kanawha County deputy's cruiser last week on Interstate 79, deputies said.Holl ... Read More

• West Virginia News | News, Sports, Jobs - News and Sentinel

  • West Virginia
  • Northern
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 123 views
  • Jul 06, 2025 5:01pm
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Doug Skaff Jr., a West Virginia newspaper executive and former Democratic legislative leader, died Tuesday following an accident on Interstate 79. He was 48. Read More

• West Virginia News | News, Sports, Jobs - Wetzel Chronicle

  • West Virginia
  • Fairmont
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 98 views
  • Jun 27, 2025 5:00pm
  Newspaper executive and former West Virginia lawmaker Doug Skaff Jr. dies in highway accident at 48. June 13, 2025. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Doug Skaff Jr., a West Virginia newspaper executive and ... Read More

• State Police accident team looks for details in Skaff's fatal wreck

  • West Virginia
  • Jane Lew
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 124 views
  • Jun 11, 2025 10:34am
  WESTON, W.Va. - An accident reconstruction team from the West Virginia State Police continues to work on finding all of the details of the fatal crash which claimed the life of Doug Skaff in Lewis ... Read More

• 'Not going to find a better servant': Ex-delegate, HD Media president Doug Skaff remembered

  • West Virginia
  • Weston
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 128 views
  • Jun 10, 2025 6:25pm
  Doug Skaff Jr., a former state delegate and the president of HD Media, which publishes the Charleston Gazette-Mail, died June 10, 2025, in a vehicle crash in Lewis County, West Virginia. He was 48. Read More

• I-79N shut down near W.Va. / Pa. state line due to vehicle accident

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 147 views
  • May 13, 2025 06:25am
  All lanes of I-79 North are shut down near the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state line Tuesday morning due to a vehicle accident. Read More

• I-79 northbound still closed from early morning crash in Monongalia County, WV

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 128 views
  • May 13, 2025 06:14am
  The northbound lanes of Interstate 79 near the West Virginia / Pennsylvania line have been closed for several hours after a vehicle accident Tuesday morning. Read More

• Updated: Bicycle towing two children struck by car in Walkersville; three sent to hospital

  • West Virginia
  • Walkersville
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 115 views
  • Apr 08, 2025 8:59pm
  Three people, including two children, were taken to area hospitals after a car crashed into their bicycle Tuesday morning in Walkersville, authorities said. Two children, a 3-year-old and a 2-year-old ... Read More

• Monongalia County, WV - Rollover Crash with Injuries on I-79 SB Near MM 145

  • West Virginia
  • Northern
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 112 views
  • Apr 04, 2025 01:00am
  A rollover crash on the southbound side of I-79 near Mile Marker 145 early Wednesday morning resulted in injuries | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident ... Read More

• Multiple counties see vehicle accidents due to ice, roads closed

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 138 views
  • Jan 18, 2025 06:41am
  The Harrison County 911 log shows multiple vehicle accidents beginning at 7 a.m. on Webster Pike, Davisson Run Road, Old Davisson Run Road, 50 west in Clarksburg, Milford Street, Good Hope Pike, ... Read More

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