A least one person was killed on I-81 in East Hanover Township on Thursday, Oct 24 after a multi-vehicle crash involving three tractor-trailers, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
At 11:24 a.m., a 1999 freightliner was traveling south in the right hand lane of I-81. A 2019 freightliner, a 2006 tractor-trailer and a 2018 Subaru Impreza were stopped in traffic due to congestion.
Police said that the 1999 freightliner struck the Impreza, causing the car to leave the right side of the roadway and strike a traffic sign. The 1999 freightliner continued to move forward and struck the rear end of the 2019 freightliner, which then struck the rear end of the tractor-trailer.
The driver of the 2019 freightliner was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lebanon County Coroner’s Office. Officials had not released the name of the victim as of Friday morning.
The driver of the 1999 freightliner, along with a driver and passenger of the Subaru Impreza, were transported to the Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center for evaluation, state police said in a news release.