{"id":101974,"date":"2026-01-16T04:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/101974\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T04:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:24:13","slug":"30-vehicle-pileup-on-route-81-blamed-on-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/101974\/","title":{"rendered":"30-vehicle pileup on Route 81 blamed on weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TOWN OF LAFAYETTE, New York (WWNY) &#8211; The weather is getting the blame for a 30-vehicle pileup on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">State police say 7 people were rushed to area hospitals. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Troopers were called at 2:20 p.m. to the southbound lane of I-81 for the chain-reaction crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A weather-related multi-vehicle crash involving approximately 30 vehicles closed I-81 southbound Thursday afternoon, sending seven people to hospitals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">State police responded at about 2:20 p.m. to the crash in the southbound lane of I-81 near Exit 73 in the town of LaFayette.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The preliminary investigation determined the primary crash involved approximately 18 vehicles, including three tractor-trailers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Additional smaller crashes occurred, bringing the total to about 30 vehicles involved.<\/p>\n<p>Seven transported to hospitals<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Four people were taken to Crouse Hospital and three to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police said two people sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Uninjured people were transported from the scene to the LaFayette Fire Department by a CENTRO bus.<\/p>\n<p>Road closures expected to last hours<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">I-81 southbound at Exit 73 will remain closed while the crash is cleared, which is expected to last until around 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">One northbound lane at Exit 67 in Tully opened at around 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The weather is getting the blame for a 30-vehicle pileup on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse on...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Y7CB6GB3KVFRRAWGSIQMPWZRFU.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"545\" \/>The weather is getting the blame for a 30-vehicle pileup on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse on Thursday.(New York State Police)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The weather is getting the blame for a 30-vehicle pileup on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse on...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5TJMTHHALZDZJAXCG76EFOATLA.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"734\" \/>The weather is getting the blame for a 30-vehicle pileup on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse on Thursday.(New York State Police)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The weather is getting the blame for a 30-vehicle pileup on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse on...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AXX45YTU7JAZFFCYJT27YMS62Y.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"734\" \/>The weather is getting the blame for a 30-vehicle pileup on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse on Thursday.(New York State Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WWNY. 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