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Update: One dead in 81 NB crash

At least one person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 Northbound.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Update (August 23): Officials say one person died in the multiple-vehicle crash that happened on Thursday.

Bernardo Charris, 39, of North Carolina, died after the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed into three other tractor-trailers that were parked on the shoulder just before a rest area, police say.

Charris sustained traumatic fatal injuries.

Previously: At least one person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a tractor-trailer.

According to emergency dispatch, the crash occurred on Interstate 81 Northbound near mile marker 37 in Penn Township around midnight on August 21.

As a result of the crash, at least one person was taken to the hospital, and all lanes of Interstate 81 Northbound were closed for a period due to the crash.

There is no word on how many vehicles were involved or on the extent of any injuries at this time.

This is a developing story. FOX43 will provide updates as they become available.

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