Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Coroner Called to Interstate 81 Crash near Hazleton in Luzerne County

 A crash has closed Interstate 81 in Luzerne County and a coroner has been called to the scene.

As of 6:30pm, Interstate 81 southbound was still closed after a multi-vehicle crash that occurred just south of Exit 143/Route 924/Hazleton.

The crash reportedly involved a vehicle driving head-on into a tractor trailer and has closed the Interstate for over 4 hours.  

A coroner was called to the scene earlier for one fatality.

More information as it becomes available.