SILVERTON, W.Va. — A driver is dead, and a horse has been killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 77 in Jackson County.
The accident was reported around 4:20 Wednesday afternoon near Silverton. According to reports, the driver of a truck carrying horse trailer was flown from the scene for treatment but died on the way to the hospital.
Emergency crews confirmed that a box truck crossed the median and hit the horse trailer head-on. The box truck driver was not seriously injured.
Lanes in both directions were closed for a time after the crash.