Overturned tractor-trailer slows traffic on I-79 South
Courtesy of South Strabane Township Fire Department
This truck, carrying 70,000 pounds of groceries, overturned just before the north junction of I-79 and I-70 about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Courtesy of South Strabane Township Fire Department
Scene of early morning crash Tuesday at the north junction of I-79 and I-70
An overturned tractor-trailer slowed down the Tuesday morning commute on Interstate 79 South.
The truck, carrying 70,000 pounds of groceries from Michigan, overturned just before the north junction of I-79 and Interstate 70 about 2:30 a.m., blocking the left lane of the thruway, according to South Strabane Township fire Chief Scott Reese. Traffic was still backed up at 9 a.m.
Reese said the driver of the truck was uninjured and no other vehicles were involved. State police and the state Department of Transportation assisted the fire department at the scene.