DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 1 p.m.: PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler reports the right lane of I-81 south at mile marker 74 is nearly open as cleanup efforts are mostly completed.
The northbound lanes of I-81 remain closed while a heavy tow truck works to remove the FedEx tandem truck.
The right lane of I-81 South in Lebanon County is open, but tow trucks are still on the scene, working to remove one of the tractor trailers involved in the crash.
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There is restricted travel along a section of Interstate 81 in Dauphin County due to three separate incidents, a PennDOT spokesperson announced.
The northbound lanes are experiencing intermittent closures at mile marker 73.3 due to a FedEx tandem truck that overturned down the embankment around 8:45 a.m. Spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler says traffic is getting by in the left lane, but she does not know how long the highway will be affected.
I-81 southbound is closed at mile marker 74 due to a crash involving two tractor trailers and a car that happened about 10 minutes after the northbound incident. Schreffler says there is debris and fuel in the road and PennDOT is waiting for a sand truck to arrive and clean up the spill, which is expected to take one to two hours.
A third incident involving two tractor trailers and a car was reported around 10:50 a.m. Schreffler says the southbound lanes of I-81 near mile marker 82.3 and the Lebanon-Dauphin County line are affected.
Some people reported injuries, but authorities say the extent of those injuries and how many people were wounded is unclear at this time.
