PennDOT estimates Interstate 81 southbound in Lebanon County will reopen around 12:30 a.m. Friday.
I-81 multi-vehicle crash in southbound lanesHazmat teams are working to clean up fuel spills caused when multiple tractor-trailers crashed on a stretch of Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, according to PennDOT.in the southbound lanes near mile marker 86.5, according to state police Public Information Officer Trooper David Beohm. A second crash, involving multiple tractor-trailers and a passenger bus was reported within two miles of the original crash site.
As of 9:50 p.m., hazmat teams were still on scene, trying to pump away fuel spills from the tractor-trailers involved in the crashes, according to PennDOT Spokeswoman Fritzi Schreffler. Most of the vehicles involved have been cleared from the scene, Schreffler said, and backed-up traffic was also released except for the few tractor-trailers that chose to remain on the highway.to transport unharmed victims of the crash to a safer location, Shreffler said.
Once the hazmat teams are done, there will still be additional debris clean-up, so the road is not expected to reopen before 12:30 a.m. Friday. A separate crash on westbound lanes of Interstate 78 is also still being worked on, closing the road from exit 8 to where it meets Interstate 81.
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