Interstate 80 shut down in Clarion County after fatal tractor-trailer pileup
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Interstate 80 was shut down after a fatal pileup crash involving multiple tractor-trailer trucks on the Emlenton High-Level Bridge in Clarion County.
The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, in the westbound lanes of the interstate.
Aerial video from the KDKA Drone Team shows as many as eight tractor-trailers and other vehicles were involved in the pileup crash.
PennDOT said the interstate was closed between Exit 42 near the Emlenton Travel Plaza and Exit 53 near the Wolfs Camping Resort.
In a report, Pennsylvania State Police called the crash fatal but didn't provide any more details.
The Emlenton Bridge carries Interstate 80 across the Allegheny River near the borders of Butler, Clarion and Venango counties and is the highest bridge in Pennsylvania, over 270 feet high.
PennDOT announced on social media that I-80 had been cleared as of 9:55 a.m.
CLEARED: Multi vehicle crash on I-80 eastbound between Exit 42 - PA 38 and Exit 53 - PA 338.
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Pennsylvania State Police said the crash is under investigation and told drivers to expect delays and detours as they continue to clean up and look into the crash.