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Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT
Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT Yet another tractor-trailer rolled over on the interchange of Route 283 with the PA Turnpike on Thursday, Aug. 22, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The second tractor-trailer overturned on the ramp from Rt 283 West to the PA Turnpike/Interstate 76 South near the exit to the Harrisburg International Airport in Lower Swatara Township. This crash happened at 1:12 p.m.  The first crash happened almost 12 hours before it but was still being cleaned up as that rollover caused dog food the tractor-trailer was hauling to spill out on the ramp. As of 2:20 p.m., the …

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by Jillian Pikora
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1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (PHOTOS) 1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (PHOTOS)
1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (Photos) Two tractor-trailers collided on Interstate 81 sending one person to the hospital, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  The crash happened on I-81 South at mile marker 93 in Swatara Township shortly after 4 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, as detailed by Schreffler.  There was "heavy entrapment" and one of the tractor-trailers rolled over, Schreffler explained. One driver was taken to Hershey Medical Center. The extent of their injuries is unknown. Bunker Hill Fire Company "One of the tractor-trailers was carrying peat moss…

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Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Bank In York County: Officials Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Bank In York County: Officials
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Bank In York County: Officials A tractor-trailer crashed into a bank in York on Friday afternoon, July 26, authorities say.  The tractor-trailer struck the First National Bank on South Queen Street, PA Route 74 by the intersection of St. Charles Way just after the ramps for Interstate 83, according to the York County Department of Emergency Services. The call to 911 came in at 1:44 p.m. on Friday.  Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more details, so check back here for updates.  Do you have photos of the crash? Send them to us by emailing jpikora@dailyvoice.com.

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Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays On I-81: PennDOT (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays On I-81: PennDOT (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays On I-81: PennDOT (Photos) A crash involving a tractor-trailer caused delays on Interstate 81 in Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, July 24, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  The crash happened in the left lane of Interstate 81 South at mile marker 66 near Exit 66: Downtown Harrisburg/Front Street around 1:40 p.m., Schreffler explained.  PennDOT/511PA There were briefly backlogs to the I-83 split, but traffic is currently getting by in the right lane. Incident on #I81 SB at Exit: DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG/FRONT ST { # 66 } https://t.co/jJ…

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Dump Truck Crashes Into Amish Family's Bird-In-Hand Home Dump Truck Crashes Into Amish Family's Bird-In-Hand Home
Dump Truck Crashes Into Amish Family's Bird-In-Hand Home An Amish family's home was struck by a dump truck on Thursday morning, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The truck's cab's front right tire appears to have blown out based on photos shared by Daniel Stoltzfus who also witnessed the crash.  He wrote the following in part in a social media post: "I heard something and looked up. The truck went between the tree and the house." The incident happened near the intersection of Snakehill and Stormstown roads in Upper Leacock Township at the border between Leola and Bird-In-Hand around 7:34 a.m. on June 6. …

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Train, Tractor Trailer Involved In York County Crash: Officials Train, Tractor Trailer Involved In York County Crash: Officials
Train, Tractor Trailer Involved In York County Crash: Officials An accident briefly shut down Walnut Street in Mount Wolf Borough on Friday morning, May 24, according to authorities.  Borough officials said a train and a tractor-trailer were involved in a crash near Main Street around 9 a.m.  The road has since re-opened. 

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by Mac Bullock
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WATCH: Tractor-Trailer Jackknife Nearly Slamming Into Schuylkill County Ambulance Building WATCH: Tractor-Trailer Jackknife Nearly Slamming Into Schuylkill County Ambulance Building
Watch: Tractor-Trailer Jackknife Nearly Slamming Into Schuylkill County Ambulance Building Video from the Shenandoah Ambulance building shows the moment a tractor-trailer lost control on Route 924 on Friday morning, Jan. 19.  The footage, uploaded by firefighters and timestamped just after 9 a.m., appears to show the southbound trailer jackknife while negotiating a snowy curve.  Looking for a reason not to drive today? This is from the Shenandoah Ambulance Building at Main and Washington streets in town. Posted by Squrt 64-20 Ladder 64-25 on Friday, January 19, 2024 The trailer is seen sliding through the intersection with Washington Street and clipping a pede…

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by Mac Bullock
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Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Lebanon Home (Photos) A tractor-trailer left the roadway and plowed into a Lebanon home, authorities announce on Aug. 17, 2023.  The tractor-trailed left Mountville Drive near Route 72 and slammed into a home in the 400 block of the road in Swatara Township on Thursday afternoon, according to responding fire companies.  The home was heavily damaged but it is unclear if anyone was in the home at the time of the collision.  The damage from the tractor-trailer.Bunker Hill Fire Company The impacted side of the home.Bunker Hill Fire Company One commentary on the Bunker Hill Fire Company's photos wrote that th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mom, Teen Daughter, Soccer Player Among Victims Killed In Route 33 Crash Mom, Teen Daughter, Soccer Player Among Victims Killed In Route 33 Crash
Mom, Teen Daughter, Soccer Player Among Victims Killed In Route 33 Crash A 40-year-old Pennsylvania mom, her 14-year-old daughter and a 25-year-old former soccer player were identified as the victims killed in a Route 33 Wednesday, March 1, loved ones say. Samantha Crich and her daughter, Elizabeth, were coming home from a doctor's visit when they were struck by an out-of-control tractor trailer around 11 a.m., according to a GoFundMe campaign and Pennsylvania State Police. Bryan Franco, of Hellertown, was in another vehicle, and was also killed, the Monroe County Coroner said. Franco was pronounced dead Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in East Stroudsburg. Elizab…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Father, Son Die In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-83: Pennsylvania State Police Father, Son Die In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-83: Pennsylvania State Police
Father, Son Die In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-83: Pennsylvania State Police A father and son died in a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 83 in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, January 15, authorities say.  The driver, 49-year-old Greg Stupar, and his 15-year-old son William, both of Charleroi, PA died at the scene of the crash at the mile 44.8 marker in Lower Swatara Township at 11:22 p.m., according to state police and the family.  Stupar hit the guide rail along the right shoulder of I-83, causing the trailer to break through it and strike a concrete abutment, before sliding down an embankment, and catching fire, according to the release by state police.  The …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mom Of 2, Beloved Local Man ID'd Following Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA Mom Of 2, Beloved Local Man ID'd Following Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA
Mom Of 2, Beloved Local Man ID'd Following Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA A mom of two little girls and a beloved local man are dead following a crash into a tractor-trailer in central Pennsylvania on Monday, Nov. 28, authorities say.  The 28-year-old passenger, Kirsten Paige Jensen, of Dillsburg, and the driver, 39-year-old Erik Jensen of Mechanicsburg were pronounced dead at the scene, according to an email to Daily Voice from the Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall the following day.  Jensen was apparently driving at a high rate of speed when he crossed the center line in the 1200 block of West Lisburn Road in Monroe Township at about 6:30 a.m., Hall expla…

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Tractor-Trailer Crashes Onto I-81 Median Causing Serious Slow-Down Tractor-Trailer Crashes Onto I-81 Median Causing Serious Slow-Down
Tractor-Trailer Crashes Onto I-81 Median Causing Serious Slow-Down A tractor-trailer landed on the grassy median along Interstate 81 on Thursday, July 7, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. For an unknown reason the tractor-trailer left the southbound lanes and overturned on the grassy median near Exit 57 to PA 114 around 7:45 p.m.  Crash on I-81 southbound at Exit 57 - PA 114. There is a lane restriction. — 511PA Harrisburg (@511PAHarrisburg) July 7, 2022 No injuries were reported on the driver-extracted himself from the cab. The road has been restricted to one lane southbound, but rubbernecking causes delays in the northbound l…

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Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes Part of Route 15 In York County Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes Part of Route 15 In York County
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Closes Part of Route 15 In York County Route 15 partially closed in northern York County due to a crash involving a rollover, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police. All but one lane closed along Route 15 northbound in Franklin Township near Franklin Church Road  Wednesday around 11 a.m. An overturned tractor-trailer is the cause of the closure, according police. The slow down is expected to last approximately 45 minutes. No injuries were reported. No hazmat team was required. 

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Drugs Found In Tractor-Trailer After Driver Fled The Scene Of Rollover On Rt 30 [Photos] Drugs Found In Tractor-Trailer After Driver Fled The Scene Of Rollover On Rt 30 [Photos]
Drugs Found In Tractor-Trailer After Driver Fled The Scene Of Rollover On Rt 30 [Photos] The driver of a tractor-trailer that rolled over on US Route 30-- flooding the roadway with water bottles-- fled the scene, according to police in York. Tractor-trailer rollover along Route 30 in York.Hellam Fire Company The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Route 30 between Route 462/Hallam and Route 462/Wrightsville at the Accomac Road overpass on Monday around 1 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. The driver stayed on the scene until police arrived. Police on the scene of the rollover.Josie Ganzermiller A passer-by saw the rollover and ran over to see if the driver w…

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