CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – UPDATE 8/21/2026 11:31 PM: Three people are now reported dead following the crash.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Multiple people were killed Friday night after a vehicle went off the highway near the Interstate 64 and Interstate 77 interchange in Charleston, according to police.
The crash was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. near Pennsylvania Avenue.
Police confirmed that multiple people died in the crash. The exact number of fatalities was not immediately available.
Additional information about the circumstances surrounding the crash, including what caused the vehicle to leave the highway, was not immediately released.
The identities of those killed have also not been released.
This is a developing story. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
