The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

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February 12, 2013

3 injured in Beaver 2-car accident

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident with entrapment just before 9 a.m. Tuesday in Beaver, confirmed the Raleigh County Emergency Operations Center.

The dispatcher said the accident happened at the top of Airport Road just near the Interstate 64 ramp.

Two occupants in a landscaping company truck and the driver of a second vehicle were transported via Jan-Care Ambulance to a local hospital.

Beaver and Mabscott fire departments responded to the scene.

The accident is under investigation by the Raleigh County Sheri­ff’s Office.

— Sarah Plummer

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