Pennsylvania: York I-83 Freeway Accident Causes Pileup; Shut Down

As many as a dozen vehicles were involved in a major freeway accident on Interstate-83 near York, Pa., on Thursday afternoon, causing a backup.
Pennsylvania: York I-83 Freeway Accident Causes Pileup; Shut Down
Jack Phillips
9/26/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

As many as a dozen vehicles were involved in a major freeway crash on Interstate-83 near York, Pa., on Thursday afternoon, causing a backup.

The accident shut down the freeway between Glen Rock and Loganville, reported freelance reporter and photographer Jeff Lautenberger.

KDKA-TV reporter Tim Williams wrote on Twitter that as many as a dozen vehicles were involved. 

On Twitter, users posted pictures of the accident--which included mangled cars and overturned vehicles--and the backed up freeway.

It is unclear when the stretch of freeway will be reopened.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation wrote on its website: “Attention Travelers: I-83 North is closed at Exit 8 due to a multi-vehicle accident. Follow the blue detour, turn left at the end of the ramp at Exit 8, then turn right onto Susquehanna Trail North. Follow the Blue detour.”

Drivers should expect “major delays,” it added.

It is also unclear if there were any injuries.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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