NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two people have been flown to the hospital after a coal truck and pickup truck collided in Nicholas County earlier this morning.
At around 8:50 AM the Keslers Cross Lanes VFD, Summersville FD, and Wilderness FD responded to a reported two-vehicle accident on Turnpike Road near Jerry Fork Road.
Upon arrival, first responders discovered two vehicles with entrapment. The occupants were extricated, packaged, and transported to area trauma centers and other local hospitals.
Air Evac 103 and HealthNet 5 provided air transport for the injured occupants from a nearby elementary school.
Officials say that the road will continue to be closed for an extended period of time in order to recover the wrecked vehicles. Drivers are asked to use an alternative route and avoid the area.
Lootpress will continue to update this story as information becomes available.
