I-70 eastbound reopened near Yukon exit after 4-vehicle crash
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 reopened before noon Thursday after a crash among two tractor-trailers and two tri-axle trucks, according to PennDOT and a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher.
The crash was reported just after 7 a.m. near the Yukon exit in South Huntingdon and the highway was shut down for several hours. One of the trucks was hauling coal, the dispatcher said.
Firefighters freed a person from one of the tractor-trailers. The dispatcher said there was at least one injury reported.
The crash was in an area that is under construction as part of two multi-million dollar projects reconstructing the Yukon, Madison and Route 31 exits and widening the highway.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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