5 killed after motorist drives wrong way on W.Va. highway, collides with another vehicle

Saturday, December 16th 2006, 3:08 pm

By: News On 6

SERVIA, W.Va. (AP) A pickup truck traveling the wrong way on an interstate highway collided head-on with another pickup, killing all five people in both vehicles, authorities said Saturday.

The wrong-way vehicle struck the other vehicle Friday on Interstate 79 as state troopers rushed to intercept the vehicle. Both vehicles caught fire, authorities said.

A preliminary investigation indicated alcohol may have been a factor, the state police said.

Two people were in the wrong-way pickup and three people were in the second vehicle. The bodies were sent to the state medical examiner in Charleston and their identities were not released Saturday.

Servia is 41 miles northeast of Charleston.