UPDATE: 5\/26\/26 12:17 P.M.<\/p>\n
WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) – Five power lines are down and one person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Emerson Avenue.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the call for the crash came in at 10:56 a.m. Tuesday and the first units were on scene at 11:04 a.m.<\/p>\n
The crash involved a delivery truck and a flatbed wrecker. Authorities said the person taken to the hospital suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n
The power is expected to be out for a while, but Mon Power is on scene.<\/p>\n
Traffic is still flowing southbound, but the northbound lanes are being diverted.<\/p>\n
The Wood County Sheriff\u2019s Office, along with Waverly VFD and CCMC ambulance, are still on scene.<\/p>\n
UPDATE: 5\/26\/26 11:40 A.M.<\/p>\n
WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) – Southbound lanes are reopening.<\/p>\n
ORIGINAL: 5\/26\/26 11:26 A.M.<\/p>\n
WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) – Emerson Avenue is closed after a crash Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
The crash happened near the 13000 block of Emerson Avenue (Route 2) in the area of Smith\u2019s Greenhouse, according to WV 511.<\/p>\n
All lanes are currently closed.<\/p>\n
We are working to gather more details.<\/p>\n
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