A crash Tuesday afternoon forced the closure of the northbound Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission put a detour into effect, closing both northbound lanes of Interstate 476 from the Lehigh Valley (Exit 56) to Mahoning Valley (Exit 74) interchanges, according to state police Troop T.
The crash was reported about 4 p.m. at mile-marker 63.1 in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, police said…