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UPDATE: All Turnpike Lanes Reopened

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Tom Sofield
An image of the accident scene. Credit: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
An image of the accident scene.
Credit: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Update: Wednesday, 3:25 p.m.:

PennDOT reports all lanes of the Turnpike have been reported.

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Original Story:

The westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike heading out of the Levittown area were closed as of 12:55 p.m. Wednesday due to a flipped tractor-trailer.

The crash happened on the westward acceleration ramp and is now forcing all Turnpike traffic coming Bristol toward Willow Grove to exit at the Bensalem exit. Eastbound traffic appeared to also be impacted by the crash.

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Scanner reports indicate that the commercial truck was hauling trash and may be leaking fuel onto the highway. One person was transported to the hospital, 6abc.com said. The crash was reported just after noon.

Images from a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission camera showed a large wrecker attempting to upright the truck at 12:40 p.m.

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State police are handling the investigation and have yet to release the cause for the crash.

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.