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Four tractor-trailers, at least two passenger vehicles, and several motorcycles were involved in a deadly crash at mile marker 10 on Interstate 81 South in Washington County Maryland around 11 a.m. on Sept. 1, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.
Three people are confirmed dead, several others are entrapped, and at least one person has been airlifted from the scene as of 12:30 p.m., according to Schreffler.
As of 1 p.m., I-81 closed in Pennsylvania in Franklin County to help emergency crews get to the scene, and aid in the flow of traffic, she explained.
Fire police shut on and off ramps starting at exit 3 and passenger vehicles were turned back starting at exit 5, according to PennDOT.
The alternative route was 11, but it flowed at a "creep and crawl" for hours, Schreffler said.
The interstate in Pennsylvania reopened at 4 p.m., Schreffler told Daily Voice after conferring with the forement on the scene.
The roadway in Maryland is expected to remain closed for several more hours, according to Schreffler.
Two of the victims were identified around 4 p.m. by Maryland State Police.
Wesley Merrick, 55, and Alicia Eve Cornell, 46, both of Wellsville, died at the scene, police said. The numerous of those injured was also released, you can read our coverage here.
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