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The call to a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled an estimated 100 gallons of diesel onto the southbound lanes of Route 15 near Range End Road in Carroll Township, Dillsburg came into dispatch at 9:11 a.m. on Dec. 19, York County Office of Emergency Management Public Information Officer Ted Czech explained to Daily Voice.
One person in the truck freed themselves but the other was trapped and needed emergency crews to extract them, according to dispatchers. They were freed by 9:37 a.m., Czech told us.
A Life Lion helicopter landed on the highway following the crash, as Curt Werner captured in the above photos which he shared on Facebook. One patient was taken to a local hospital a first responder told Daily Voice.
Another first responder claims the crash may have been due to a seizure or medical event, but Daily Voice has been unable to independently confirm that.
Both lanes were closed due to the crash, but Rt 15 appears to have reopened around 10:15 a.m., according to Czech and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's site 511PA.
Editor's Note: This article was updated to include Curt's photography and correct the information about the helicopter after we received multiple reader tips. You can always reach out to Daily Voice reporters by clicking on their name in the byline and their biography will include their email address.
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