ERIE COUNTY, Pa. — Icy conditions led to a multiple-vehicle crash involving 15 semitrucks Saturday morning along a stretch of Pennsylvania highway, officials said.
Four people were taken to a hospital for evaluation and 12 other people were involved but not injured, Erie News Now reported.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation had imposed speed restrictions for some highways because of high winds, sleet and ice.
Due to high winds, sleet & ice in NW PA, PennDOT is imposing restrictions on certain trucks & other vehicles on entire length of I-86 and I-90. #SlowDown #PAWinter
— PA Department of Transportation (@PennDOTNews) January 18, 2020
📰 Details @ https://t.co/lF9LvCk2TH
🚫 Latest restrictions @ https://t.co/zNnFMs0HFS
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Those restrictions were later lifted.
Vehicle restrictions on Interstates 86 and 90 in northwestern Pennsylvania have been lifted. Additionally, speed restrictions on Interstates 86, 90, and 79 have been restored.
— PA Department of Transportation (@PennDOTNews) January 18, 2020
📰 Full details at https://t.co/lF9LvCk2TH
🚫 Latest delays and restrictions at https://t.co/zNnFMs0HFS pic.twitter.com/8XjBbnUXDr
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