Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck the back of an 18-wheeler in stopped or slowed traffic.
Participants:
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Passenger in tractor-trailer
- Driver of second tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of tractor-trailer, killed
- Passenger in tractor-trailer, killed
Details:
On or about Wednesday, December 8th, 2021, around 1:30 in the afternoon, an accident between a tractor-trailer and an 18-wheeler claimed the lives of two individuals. Troopers from the PSP said the accident was reported along the southbound side of Interstate 81 near the Hegins exit in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Law enforcement representative said two as-of-yet unidentified men were killed when the tractor-trailer they were in allegedly struck the back of a semi truck that was stopped or slowed in traffic on southbound I-81. Emergency responders pronounced two men dead of their injuries at the scene of the collision. Officials did not mention any other vehicles in their initial statement on the accident.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 81 winds north and south through Schuylkill County, with the scene of the accident situated about 113 miles northwest of downtown Philadelphia.
Authorities are still investigating the accident.