ATHENS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Mercer County roadway was obstructed on Friday morning following a motor vehicle accident in which a truck was involved in a rollover incident, subsequently hindering the passage of oncoming traffic for a time.
The East River Volunteer Fire Department reports that, just prior to 7:45am on Friday, June 16, 2023, Squad 51 with the ERVFD were called into action in response to a single-vehicle MVA which occurred on Old Athens Road.
Upon the arrival of Squad 51 Units at the scene of the incident, responders discovered a while GMC truck with blue stripes which had sustained significant damage, particularly to the front-end area, after landing horizontally and right-side-up in the middle of the roadway.
The driver and all passengers in the impacted vehicle had reportedly made their way out of the wreckage and were accounted for by the time responding units had made their way to the site of the accident.
Units with the East River Volunteer Fire Department remained on-scene until the roadway had been sufficiently cleared to accommodate the flow of traffic.