Eastbound Interstate 78 has reopened after a fatal motor vehicle accident, Berks County emergency officials announced,
The interstate was closed about 5:30 a.m. Thursday at the Hamburg exit.
Emergency officials announced around 9 a.m. that the interstate had reopened and the traffic backlog was clearing.
Traffic had been diverted into Hamburg while state police investigate. Tractor trailers were to remain on the interstate, officials said.