Two dozen injured people were taken to four hospitals, and others who were injured but were able to walk away from the wreckage were taken from the scene by bus, the authorities said. Please enable JavaScript to properly view our site. 2023 CNBC LLC. Kenny Marlow, the president of the Lavelle Volunteer Fire Company, said that its office is near the interstate, and that it was not uncommon for snow squalls to cause crashes there. Woman dies days after central Pa. crash - pennlive.com He was taken into custody after authorities received a call about an assault in nearby Nescopeck. Interstate 81 North near the Minersville exit, Foster Twp., Pa., was the scene of a multi-vehicle . Part of northbound Interstate 81 remained closed through Tuesday as crews worked to clear debris from the accident. A total of 80 vehicles including 41 passenger cars were involved in Mondays spectacular chain-reaction wreck that shut down Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County for nearly two days. A worker monitors a road closure near the scene of the accident. Greg DeVoir, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in State College, Pa., said that about an inch of snow fell in less than 20 minutes on Monday morning in the area where the pileup occurred. POTTSVILLE, Pa. - A stretch of an interstate highway in Pennsylvania remained . Its snow and fog mixed together, and it made the visibility down to zero, said Mike Moye, who was driving on the highway and went live on Facebook at the scene after he was involved in a crash. Car accidents: Why road deaths spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency road closure shut down part of Pennsylvania Turnpike - Yahoo News All rights reserved (About Us). All Rights Reserved. Two people were injured. At least 20 people were sent to hospitals with injuries, he said. Mr. Marlow, the Lavelle Volunteer Fire Company president, said that when he stood on an overpass near the interstate, he saw a sea of crashed vehicles.. UPDATE: One lane of Interstate 78 West in Greenwich Township, Berks County, reopened just before noon Friday after being closed since just after 7:30 a.m. due to a multi-vehicle crash in that direction near Exit 35. 511PA Northeast (@511PANortheast) March 28, 2022 0:00. The Weather Service had warned on Sunday that snow squall conditions were likely, Mr. DeVoir said. 1 min read. On Feb. 19, five people were injured in a pileup that involved about 50 vehicles on Interstate 81 near McAdoo, Pa., about 25 miles northeast of where the pileup on Monday happened, according to local news media outlets.