FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Three people were injured, including one seriously, in a five-vehicle crash in an Interstate 79 work zone in Erie County, according to information just released by Pennsylvania State Police.
The crash happened around 1:47 p.m. Thursday near mile marker 166.3 in Franklin Township.
State police said traffic was backed up in the northbound left lane because the right lane was closed when a Freightliner was unable to stop and struck the rear of an SUV. The impact triggered a chain-reaction crash involving four SUVs…