Part of Interstate 80 in Centre County was closed for more than three hours Thursday evening after a multi-vehicle crash.
I-80 westbound was closed between Exit 173 at Lamar and exit 163 at Howard after two tractor-trailers were involved in a crash with entrapment just after 5 p.m. around mile marker 168 in Marion Township, according to PennDOT and Centre County dispatch reports.
The road was reopened by 8:40 p.m., though residual delays persisted afterward.
It was the second crash involving two tractor-trailers Thursday on I-80 in Centre County on Thursday. One person was flown to a hospital after a crash at about 1 a.m. near mile 159 eastbound in Boggs Township, and the passing lane in the area of the crash was closed for six hours.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
