UPDATE: 2 People hospitalized in crash that closed Williamstown-Marietta Bridge
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UPDATE: 6/6/2018, 5:33 P.M.
Authorities say two people were hospitalized with injuries after a two-vehicle crash on the Williamstown-Marietta Bridge on Wednesday evening.
The Wood County 911 Center says the 2-vehicle crash happened at 4:18 P.M. in the middle of the Williamstown-Marietta Bridge.
Authorities say two people were taken to Marietta Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The bridge was briefly closed while the crash scene was cleared, with traffic being detoured to the I-77 bridge over the Ohio River.
UPDATE: 6/6/2018, 5:00 P.M.
The Williamstown-Marietta Bridge has re-opened all lanes to traffic after a 2-vehicle crash had briefly closed the bridge late Wednesday.
The Wood County 911 Center says the 2-vehicle crash happened at 4:18 P.M. in the middle of the Williamstown-Marietta Bridge.
ORIGINAL STORY: 6/6/2018, 4:30 P.M.
A 2-vehicle crash closed all lanes of the Williamstown-Marietta Bridge late Wednesday afternoon.
The Wood County 911 Center says the bridge will be closed in both directions until the crash scene is cleared.
Drivers trying to cross the Ohio River in Williamstown and Marietta are being detoured to the I-77 bridge.
Details on people involved in the crash or possible injuries have not yet been released.
Recovered from TheNewsCenter’s archives.