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3 people killed, 2 injured in crash on I-70 in West Virginia

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OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — Three people were killed and two others were injured in a crash on Interstate 70 in West Virginia on Thursday night.

NBC affiliate WTOV reports a car crossed over the median into a tractor-trailer near mile marker 8.5 in the Triadelphia area.

The crash, which happened around 9:30 p.m., was deemed a mass casualty incident. Shortly after 11 p.m., three deaths were confirmed.

Two other people were taken to Wheeling Hospital after the crash.

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