BLOOMSBURG – Another traffic incident has been reported on I-80 west in the Valley, this time a tractor-trailer fire, forcing a lane closure. PennDOT says the right lane of I-80 westbound is closed between the Buckhorn (Exit 232) and Bloomsburg (Exit 236) exits in Columbia County.
There are delays along a portion of Interstate 80 in the Valley following a crash involving a tractor-trailer. PennDOT says the crash is along I-80 west in Northumberland and Montour counties between mile markers 216 and 220, west of the Route 54 Danville exit. The lane closure is expected to last several hours. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and there are no injuries reported.
Earlier, a crash involving a tractor-trailer caused residual delays along I-80 west between mile markers 216 and 220 in Northumberland County, just west of the Danville interchange. According to the Union County Fire Wire, the crash was first reported just after 1 p.m. One vehicle overturned, and extrication was also performed by emergency crews for one of the vehicles involved. The scene was cleared by early evening Wednesday.
