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Interstate 81 reopened at the Lebanon/Schuylkill County line around 10:30 a.m., according to Lebanon County emergency dispatchers.
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A hazmat team has been called after two crashes shuttered all lanes of Interstate 81 in Lebanon County on Tuesday, September 6, Pennsylvania state authorities say.
The crashes happened in the southbound lanes just before 5 a.m., according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police.
All southbound lanes have been closed from Exit 100: PA 443 - Pine Grove to Exit: 90 PA 72, according to 511PA.
The first crash involved two vehicles and blocked the entire roadway, then a second crash involved a vehicle which rolled over in the median and was leaking fluids— both crashes involved commercial vehicles, police explain in the release.
One driver was taken by with a head injury by Life Lion EMS to Hershey Medical Center and another driver was treated on scene by Pine Grove EMS for minor injuries, as detailed in the release.
Lebanon County Hazmat remain on the scene to clean up fluids along with Northern Lebanon Fire and Emergency Services and state police.
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