ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 11 p.m.: Authorities told FOX43 that the southbound lanes reopened around 11 a.m., and northbound lanes opened with a right shoulder restriction for the clean-up team's equipment.
Crews are scheduled to return to the site tomorrow to resume the clean-up and equipment removal. There will be a shoulder restriction.
The PennDOT driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was totaled after the front tire below out, causing the truck to go off the road and into the trees.
At this time, there is no word on any potential lane closures for the removal of the equipment and there is no set timeline.
Previously: Part of Route 15 in Adams County was shut down in both directions due to two separate crashes, according to a PennDOT spokesperson.
The highway was shut between Route 394 (Hunterstown) and Route 234 (Heidlersburg).
PennDOT says the first crash occurred around 8 a.m. when a PennDOT tanker truck hauling tar blew a tire and went off the road into the woods. The driver was injured, but the extent of the injuries is unclear at this time, according to officials.
Hazmat teams have been called to the scene to clean up tar and liquid bituminous oil that has spilled on the road and into the woods.
PennDOT authorities say the second incident occurred in the southbound lanes and involved three vehicles, but officials are still working to figure out the extent of the damage and injuries.
