{"id":197757,"date":"2026-05-20T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/197757\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:52:15","slug":"tractor-trailer-rollover-with-fire-slows-traffic-on-route-33-south-in-northampton-county-bethlehem-area-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/197757\/","title":{"rendered":"Tractor\u2011trailer rollover with fire slows traffic on Route 33 South in Northampton County | Bethlehem Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOWER SAUCON TWP., Pa. &#8211; Authorities responded Tuesday to a rollover crash involving a tractor\u2011trailer at Exit 71 on I\u201178.<\/p>\n<p>911 dispatchers say the call came in at 5:40 p.m. The trailer and its contents caught fire, though investigators have not yet determined whether the fire was caused by the crash.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Tractor&#x2011;trailer rollover with fire shuts down Route 33 South in Northampton County 2\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"828\" height=\"466\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a0cefc9030b1.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Rich Rolen | for WFMZ-TV<\/p>\n<p>State Police say traffic was backed up in both the eastbound and westbound lanes, and the eastbound exit ramp to Route 33 was closed while crews cleaned up the crash.<\/p>\n<p>According to Northampton County Communications officials, no one was transported from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Tractor&#x2011;trailer rollover with fire shuts down Route 33 South in Northampton County 3\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"828\" height=\"466\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a0cf00f87a9d.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Rich Rolen | for WFMZ-TV<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Tractor&#x2011;trailer rollover with fire shuts down Route 33 South in Northampton County 4\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"828\" height=\"466\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a0cf0624969b.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Rich Rolen | for WFMZ-TV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOWER SAUCON TWP., Pa. &#8211; 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