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A stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is expected to remain closed until at least 10 a.m. Wednesday due to a fatal tractor-trailer crash that occurred Tuesday night.
A Turnpike Commission spokesman said the state police are conducting an accident reconstruction at the scene. He added that the Turnpike will remain closed between the Gettysburg Pike and Harrisburg West exits. The deceased driver has been identified as David E. Vanevery 70, from Reading.
A multi-vehicle accident has been cleared from Interstate 83 southbound in northern York County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The accident was earlier blocking all lanes of southbound traffic between Exit 32 (Route 382) and Exit 28 (Route 295), PennDOT said.
Traffic cameras as of 9:15 a.m. Monday showed that traffic is still backed up considerably, but PennDOT said residual delays are to be expected.
The accident was first reported at 7:50 a.m. Traffic was at a near standstill and motorists were being detoured off the highway.
A fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer is causing major delays on Route 222 in Lancaster County.
The crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. in the northbound lanes of 222 about a mile south of the Denver Turnpike exit.
Northbound traffic is down to one lane and is expected to remain that way for hours (as of 10:30 a.m.).
The tractor-trailer was carrying construction equipment. It's not yet known what caused the crash.