SPRING MILLS, W.Va. (AP) - Police say one person was killed and at least a dozen were injured in a multiple-vehicle accident on Interstate 81 in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.
Media outlets report the cause of Thursday's crash in the southbound lanes between Spring Mills and Martinsburg remains under investigation. Berkeley County Sheriff Kenneth Lemaster said a severe storm had hit the area around the time of the accident.
The highway remained closed for several hours afterward. The name of the person killed wasn't immediately released.
Berkeley County Medical Center trauma coordinator Donnie Grubb says 14 people arrived at the hospital from the accident, including the victim who died. He says 12 were treated and released and one remained hospitalized Friday.