UPDATE
The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that all lanes of Interstate 77 at mile marker 111 near the Pocatalico and Tuppers Creek exits are now open to traffic.
UPDATE
One northbound lane and one southbound lane at mile marker 111 near the Pocatalico and Tuppers Creek.
UPDATE
One northbound lane of I-77 has been reopened, according to emergency officials.
According to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department, the car was traveling north on I-77 when it swerved across the median and hit the FedEx tractor-trailer head on. Both were traveling at high speed at the time of the impact.
The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Sheriff's Department. The tractor-trailer driver was taken to the hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
A pedestrian was hit in a second wreck on I-77 at about the same time.
UPDATE
Early reports from the scene are that a FedEx truck and a car collided on I-77. The car appears to have been demolished and is on its roof.
UPDATE
All lanes of I-77 now are closed at mile marker 111, according to emergency dispatchers.
Traffic is being diverted at the Pocatalico and Tuppers Creek exits.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area if possible.
The Interstate is expected to be closed for an extended time, dispatchers reported.
ORIGINAL STORY
The southbound lanes of Interstate 77 are closed near Charleston because of a fatal crash, according to emergency dispatchers.
The lanes are closed near mile marker 111, dispatchers reported.
We have a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you more information when it becomes available.
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