Five people were hospitalized in several pile-up crashes along Interstate 83 in York County on Thursday night, according to the Fairview Township Fire Department. Pennsylvania State Police said multiple different crashes occurred in the northbound lanes near Exit 39, Route 114/Lewsiberry Road, in Fairview Township around 6:30 p.m. Arriving emergency crews said there was a large field of debris with multiple patients and vehicles blocking all lanes of Interstate 83. 18 vehicles involved, troopers sayAccording to Pennsylvania State Police, a total of 18 vehicles were involved in multiple crashes along the interstate. Troopers said the largest crash involved nine vehicles, including two tractor-trailers. Secondary crashes were reported in the backlog of the main collision. Five hospitalized, police sayAccording to state police, a total of five people were injured and transported to area hospitals. Their conditions are unknown. No fatalities have been reported at this time. The crash shut down a stretch of the interstate for hours, causing extensive delays and backups on surrounding roads. ‘Do not come home 83’ A worker at a nearby hotel said she heard what sounded like a heavy load falling off a tractor-trailer. Another man staying at the hotel said his wife heard what sounded like massive mounds of metal slamming together, and that’s when she called him. “She called me and said, ‘Do not come home 83, south or north, because there was a horrible accident in front of our house.’ And that’s why I said, ‘Well, we’re not.’ When we left his house, we had to come the back way. It took us 20 minutes to take a four-minute ride,” he said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by Pennsylvania State Police. WGAL is working to learn more. Stay with us for updates. Below: Pennsylvania crash data from 2024
FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Five people were hospitalized in several pile-up crashes along Interstate 83 in York County on Thursday night, according to the Fairview Township Fire Department.
Pennsylvania State Police said multiple different crashes occurred in the northbound lanes near Exit 39, Route 114/Lewsiberry Road, in Fairview Township around 6:30 p.m.
Arriving emergency crews said there was a large field of debris with multiple patients and vehicles blocking all lanes of Interstate 83.
18 vehicles involved, troopers say
According to Pennsylvania State Police, a total of 18 vehicles were involved in multiple crashes along the interstate.
Troopers said the largest crash involved nine vehicles, including two tractor-trailers.
Secondary crashes were reported in the backlog of the main collision.
Five hospitalized, police say
According to state police, a total of five people were injured and transported to area hospitals. Their conditions are unknown.
No fatalities have been reported at this time.
The crash shut down a stretch of the interstate for hours, causing extensive delays and backups on surrounding roads.
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‘Do not come home 83’
A worker at a nearby hotel said she heard what sounded like a heavy load falling off a tractor-trailer.
Another man staying at the hotel said his wife heard what sounded like massive mounds of metal slamming together, and that’s when she called him.
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“She called me and said, ’Do not come home 83.’”
“She called me and said, ‘Do not come home 83, south or north, because there was a horrible accident in front of our house.’ And that’s why I said, ‘Well, we’re not.’ When we left his house, we had to come the back way. It took us 20 minutes to take a four-minute ride,” he said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by Pennsylvania State Police.
WGAL is working to learn more. Stay with us for updates.
Below: Pennsylvania crash data from 2024