Two-vehicle collision with child passenger on I-79, Fairmont WV

Traffic

Reported: 11/5/2025 06:27 AM

I-79, Fairmont, WV

A two-vehicle collision occurred on I-79 northbound near mile marker 131. The crash involved a Ford Explorer and a Subaru. There was a child passenger in one of the vehicles who was checked by emergency medical services. The fast lane is blocked with emergency units on scene.

Audio|Source: Fairmont Police and Fire and Marion County Sheriff and EMS

03:28

Transcript:

00:00

Mile marker 131 Northbound vehicle accident Station 32, Company 12 response.

00:05

Mile marker 131 Northbound vehicle accident, pyr 928.

00:16

Marion,

00:17

any available state units.

00:23

What do you have?

00:24

The one he takes has a vehicle accident and I 79 northbound near the 131 mile marker with injuries alerting fire in EMS.

00:35

Okay, stand for. I'm at the 131.8 on a traffic stop sure the clear road. Is that where?

00:41

7.4.

00:46

Probably 12 acknowledges.

00:49

Company 12 acknowledged, is there in our 30?

00:54

Probably 12 fire rescue.

00:57

God.

00:59

What's the side, though?

01:01

It's going to be a two-vehicle accident, rear-ended collision, Ford Explorer versus a Subaru.

01:06

There's a child in the vehicle, one checked out by EMS. We have them alerted.

01:10

Back received.

01:12

Two zero seven paramount traffic stop break.

01:17

Go ahead.

01:19

28 West Virginia, one X-ray Robert 774. We stop on Sterling,

01:25

gray and color, Nissan.

01:29

104-207, copy traffic stop, Sterling, one X-AWRober, 774,

01:34

0933.

01:40

Year 7, Paramount, 27 West Virginia for the driver.

01:45

Go ahead.

01:49

Edward 661-779, Evans.

01:52

10-4[1].

02:00

Pyrruse Q33333 in service on patient refuse with AMA.

02:04

33 service or not 35 your cat is 6-11113.

02:16

Vermont T-07.

02:19

Okay.

02:25

Christina Evans at a Fairmont, valid operator zero-clear.

02:31

104.

02:37

By there was been advised.

02:38

Thank you.

02:39

Good for.

02:41

I'm sorry.

02:45

Price before 12.

02:48

Just as I think you took an our call, stated one of the vehicles is now smoking.

03:00

22, fire rescue.

03:02

Yes, 22.

03:05

Are we sure? This is file marker 131.

03:08

Not permanent, we've taken multiple calls. We also needed at the 131.

03:18

22 is on scene.

03:19

Two vehicles still on the roadway fast lane blocked.

03:25

Email is 22 on scene, two vehicles on the roadway fastway blocked 0.938.

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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

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