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An accident that shut down the West Virginia Turnpike on Monday, March 4 left one man dead and traffic backed up as the southbound lanes were shut down.

59News has confirmed that Jared Wellman, 22, was killed in the crash that only involved one car.  It happened at around 6 p.m. near the Ghent exit of Interstate 77.

All four lanes of the highway were briefly shut down.  There were no other injuries reported.

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Dispatchers tell 59 News that one person is dead after an SUV rolled over on I-77.

It happened just after 6 p.m. Monday on the southbound side in Ghent, according to state police troopers in Raleigh County.

All four lanes of the interstate were briefly shut down, for about an hour.

There were no other injuries reported.

The identity of the victim is not being released, until all family has been notified.

Stay with 59 News as more information becomes available.