From Mirror staff reports
LOGANTON A crash involving dozens of vehicles on an interstate in central Pennsylvania claimed the life of one person Wednesday afternoon, state police reported.
A second individual died from a medical issue unrelated to the accident, Trooper Angela Bieber said. A state police spokesman had said earlier Thursday during a ZOOM news conference that included Gov. Tom Wolf that there were three fatalities. That was incorrect, she said.
State police said the crash was reported Wednesday afternoon in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in eastern Clinton County, between the Loganton and Lock Haven exits.
Police said initial reports indicated that the crash involved 30 to 60 vehicles with multiple injuries including two or three fatalities. But PennLive.com reported Thursday that the accident involved 55 tractor-trailer trucks and 11 passenger vehicles.
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As snow blanketed Lycoming County with layer upon layer of white fluff, many motorists in and around the county suffered the drawbacks of extreme winter weather.
The snow began its descent around noon on Wednesday, and quickly stuck around to vex travelers.
One multi-vehicle pileup on I-80 headlined Wednesday’s weather event fiasco, which Gov. Tom Wolf addressed in a Thursday morning press conference alongside Brent Miller, state police corporal. According to Miller, a crash occurred on I-80 in Clinton County around 3 p.m., which led to a backlog and a series of chain-reaction crashes. In all, 55 commercial vehicles and 11 passenger vehicles were affected.
Only one killed in I-80 pileup, state police say; eastbound lanes reopen
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
One westbound lane of I-80 opened around 8 p.m., according to PennDOT.
LOGANTON – Only one person was killed in the massive pile-up on Interstate 80 in eastern Clinton County Wednesday afternoon, state police said.
A second individual died from a medical issue unrelated to the accident, Trooper Angela Bieber said.
Also, PennDOT alerted motorists Thursday afternoon that both lanes of I-80 eastbound in the area of the accident are now open; however, the westbound lanes remain closed.
The accident involved 55 tractor-trailer trucks and 11 passenger vehicles.
Heavy-duty wreckers were on the scene removing the damaged vehicles, police said. The accident occurred in the westbound lanes but the eastbound lanes were closed for a time Thursday to facilitate the cleanup.