MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A late Sunday night storm that caused high winds and flash flooding in parts of the Morgantown area led to the closure of both sides of Interstate 68 near the Cheat Lake Bridge as a result of multiple accidents.
As a result of the intense storm that caused over 1,500 Morgantown residents to lose power, the West Virginia Department of Highways closed both the westbound and eastbound lanes of I-68 around the Cheat Lake bridge after two vehicle accidents occurred around mile marker 9.5 in less than an hour.
The accidents were reported at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, with emergency crews from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, the Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department, the Brookhaven Fire Department, and Mon EMS responding not long after. The roads were closed for over two hours as crews cleared out remnant water that spilled over onto the interstate, which covered both eastbound and westbound lanes near the Cheat Lake Bridge exit.
MECCA 911 reported that crews were on the scene past midnight Monday. There was no confirmation on how many vehicles were involved in the accidents or if there were any injuries.