Route 22 in Salem reopened after fuel spill
Eastbound lanes of Route 22 in Salem Township have reopened after a multi-vehicle crash with a fuel spill.
The wreck involved a tractor trailer and at least one vehicle between Salem Drive and Crabtree Shieldsburg Road, according to the PennDOT website.
BREAKING NEWS: Eastbound Lanes on Rt 22 BLOCKED at Rt 119 in Salem Twp, Westmoreland County. Tractor Trailer Accident with Fuel Spill. We have a Channel 11 Traffic Tracker headed to the scene. #PittsburghTraffic #wpxi https://t.co/UyYsfsftyh pic.twitter.com/aqsiodPOf5
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) February 6, 2020
The crash happened just about 5 a.m. Hazmat crews are on the scene for clean-up.
Eastbound lanes were closed for about two hours but traffic is able to move slowly through the area now.
Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.
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