Truck Wreck in Buckhannon

Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office A wreck involving a log truck in Buckhannon Sunday afternoon temporarily tied up traffic and resulted in a power outage. The wreck occurred on Route 20, across from the Upshur County Library. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office investigated the accident, in which a Smallridge Trucking trailer broke a Mon Power pole, causing the power outage to area residents. Also assisting at the scene were the Buckhannon Fire Department, the state Department of Highways and Mon Power crews, working to replace the power pole.