FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. — A deadly crash claimed five lives and closed a portion of Interstate 81 northbound for hours overnight.
According to police, at about 8:50 p.m., the RV was traveling south on Interstate 81 in the area of Mile Marker 18 in Greene Township when it sustained a blown left front tire, which caused it to travel across a grassy median into the northbound lanes. The RV then struck the tractor trailer head-on, police said.
All four occupants of the RV and the driver of the tractor trailer were killed in the crash. All were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A dog that was traveling in the RV also died, according to police.
The occupants of the RV were Donald Molander, Kimberly Molander, Miranda Molander, and Dane Molander, all of Middletown, Dauphin County, police said.
The tractor trailer driver was James Shade, of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Interstate 81 North was closed in the area of the crash until about 7 a.m. this morning.