Nearly 20 miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s eastbound lanes were closed after a tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire.
The closure was between the New Castle and Cranberry exits.
UPDATE: All Eastbound Lanes of the PA Turnpike are Open Again between the New Castle and Cranberry exits. #PittsburghTraffic #WPXI https://t.co/UyYsfsftyh pic.twitter.com/Fjxwkd6OrE
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) October 13, 2021
The driver was taken to a local hospital, but Channel 11 has not been able to get an update on their condition.
The closure lasted for several hours.
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