Tractor-trailer flips over, crashes on Pennsylvania Turnpike

IRWIN, Pa. — Emergency crews are on the scene of a tractor-trailer accident along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes, about two miles east of the Irwin exit, police said.

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Channel 11 has learned the tractor-trailer has flipped over and the driver was trapped.

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According to Channel 11 crews on scene, the driver was hauling mulch in a 45-foot trailer.

The trailer hit the guardrail and flipped, police said. Emergency responders cut the driver out of the vehicle.

The driver was Lifeflighted from the scene.

The roadway was cleared as of 4:30 p.m., according to the Pa. Turnpike's website.

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