WHITE HALL, W.Va. – Multiple agencies including the medical examiner were called to a semi truck fire on southbound I-79 at exit 132 Tuesday.
The driver was identified as Larry Lee Atha, 71 of Bridgeport. According to state police he was unable to escape the vehicle and was pronounced dead on scene.
The first call was received at 4:24 in the construction zone. Both lanes of southbound traffic were closed and police directed traffic onto Pleasant Valley road while the fire was extinguished and police investigated.