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Tractor-Trailer Carrying Lumber Rolls Over On I-81 In Central PA: PennDOT

A tractor-trailer crash closed part of Interstate 81 South in Central Pennsylvania on Sunday night, Sept. 15, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. 

 I-81 South at Exit 70: I-83 South/US 322 East - Harrisburg. 81 where the tractor-trailer rolled over spilling lumber on the highway. 

 I-81 South at Exit 70: I-83 South/US 322 East - Harrisburg. 81 where the tractor-trailer rolled over spilling lumber on the highway. 

 Photo Credit: 511PA/PennDOT
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The single-vehicle rollover crash happened on I-81 South at Exit 70: I-83 South/US 322 East - Harrisburg. 81 at 9:59 p.m., according to Schreffler and 511PA. 

A special crew with heavily lifting equipment was called to the scene of the crash as the tractor-trailer had been hauling lumber that spilled onto the highway, Schreffler explained. 

There was no word on any injuries but the there was a ramp closure.

The ramp was reopened around 4:11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, according to Schreffler. 

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