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Crash Injures Several on Interstate 77 in Raleigh County

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An accident injures at least five people and blocks traffic on Interstate 77 in Raleigh County.

Emergency dispatchers said the crash involved two vehicles.

It happened around 5:30 p.m. Sunday near exit 48.

According to dispatchers, one vehicle flipped and another overturned a few minutes later.

The southbound lanes of the West Virginia Turnpike were down to one lane while crews cleaned the scene.  They are now reopened.

The cause of the accident is under investigation by West Virginia State Police.