HURRICANE, W.Va. — One person was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 64 in Hurricane Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities said eastbound traffic was slowed near the rest stop just east of the Hurricane exit after a truck pulling a horse trailer had caught fire near the Teays Valley exit. The chain-reaction crash happened as motorists were breaking.
According to police, a tow truck rear-ended a mobile crane. After that, three passenger vehicles crashed. There were a total of five vehicles involved, one fatality and four people injured.
An investigation into the crash was continuing Tuesday evening.