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Four injured in five-vehicle crash
Five vehicles were involved in a pileup near the 6-mile marker on I-64 on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Huntington. At least four injuries were reported.
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HUNTINGTON — Five people were taken to the hospital Thursday after a five-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 64.
Cabell County 911 received word of the crash at 3:09 p.m. Thursday. It was located in the eastbound lanes of I-64, just past the 17th Street exit.
Cabell County Sheriff Tom McComas said those hurt received non-life threatening injuries.
Eastbound lanes of I-64 were closed until about 5 p.m. as deputies investigated the accident, McComas said.
Deputies on the scene said the accident remains under investigation, although it appears a vehicle was merging from an eastbound on-ramp when a sudden change in speed by vehicles already on the interstate led to that vehicle being rear-ended by another, setting off a chain reaction of crashes.
The Cabell County Sheriff's Office took the investigation when one of its units reached the scene.
