Crime & Safety
One Dead In Fatal Turnpike Crash In Chester County: Report
Tragedy on the turnpike Tuesday afternoon.
One person is a dead after a tractor-trailer crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports.
The incident occurred at about 5:15 p.m. near mile marker 302, which is near Morgantown in West Nantmeal Township, Lancaster Online reported.
The victim has not yet been identified.
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The tractor trailer apparently struck the median, according to NBC 10 in Philadelphia.
Westbound lanes were closed for several hours on Tuesday between Morgantown and Downingtown, the turnpike said.
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