Thursday, October 24, 2019

Tractor Trailer Pulls Down Wires, Almost Overturns Early Wednesday

A tractor trailer almost overturned early Wednesday during an incident near Mahanoy City.


Around 5:30am, Wednesday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the area of Blaschak's Coal Company along Route 54 in Mahanoy Township just west of Mahanoy City.

The incident involved a Blaschak's Tractor Trailer that pulled out from the company's property with the trailer in the "up" position.

As the truck pulled onto the roadway, the trailer caught on some of the lower hanging wires, breaking some, and snapping a utility pole.  The truck also begin to roll to the left side, but the driver was able to keep it on it's wheels.

Emergency personnel from Mahanoy City directed traffic while the scene was cleared and utility crews repaired the wires.

No injuries were reported.