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Route 581, Cumberland County

70+ Car Crash Closes Route 581 For Hours 70+ Car Crash Closes Route 581 For Hours
70+ Car Crash Closes Route 581 For Hours A pileup involving approximately 70 vehicles will shut Route 581 in Cumberland County indefinitely Saturday, March 12. The crash was reported on the eastbound side near mile marker 7.1 around 2:10 p.m., in the wake of the afternoon snow storm. It happened between exits for Route 15 and I-83. Several injuries were reported, though none were life-threatening, authorities said. Drivers sat in traffic for two or three hours, some without heat, before being reunited with their families or taken to a local firehouse for treatment.