What should have been a normal afternoon drive turned into chaos for drivers across Central and Western New York.
On I-81 southbound in LaFayette, a massive chain-reaction crash shut down the highway just south of Exit 73. State Police say it started with about 18 vehicles, including three tractor-trailers, and quickly grew to involve around 30 cars and trucks in total.
Several People Injured
Seven people were taken to area hospitals — four to Upstate, three to Crouse, and one to Upstate Community — with two suffering serious but thankfully non-life-threatening injuries.
Even drivers who weren’t hurt still had a rough time. A CENTRO bus shuttled them off the highway to the LaFayette Fire Department to get out of the cold while crews cleared the wreckage…