An Orwigsburg man was seriously injured in an 11-vehicle pileup that closed Interstate 78 in Berks County on Saturday, state police said.
Kursat Ilgun, 43, was injured in a crash shortly before 8 a.m. on the snow-covered westbound lanes of I-78 in Greenwich Twp., according to a report from PSP Hamburg.
Police said the crash occurred as Abdukadir A. Ibrahim, 37, of Syracuse, New York, was driving a Freightliner tractor-trailer just east of Hausman Road along mile marker 39.
Ibrahim was traveling too fast and lost control of his vehicle, crashing into a center concrete barrier, police said.
Ten more vehicles — including three other tractor-trailers — crashed behind Ibrahim’s vehicle, police said.
Among them was a 2021 Hyundai Kona being driven by Ilgun, who was the second motorist listed in the crash report.
Ilgun suffered suspected serious injuries and was transported by Life Lion to Reading Hospital, according to police.
Six other people injured in the crash were transported to Reading Hospital and Lehigh Valley Hospital, police said.
The crash shut down the westbound lanes of I-78 until 2:55 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Police said they will file traffic citations against Ibrahim through Magisterial District Court 23-3-06 in Hamburg.
Ten of the 11 vehicles involved were towed from the scene. Ten motorists, along with three passengers, suffered at least minor injuries, according to police.