Friday, December 18, 2020

One Injured in Vulcan Hill Crash in Ryan Township

One person was injured in a crash in Ryan Township on Wednesday afternoon during the snow storm.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, the crash occurred on Wednesday, December 16th, 2020, just after 5:00pm when a tractor trailer was stuck blocking 3 lanes of traffic along Route 54 on the Ryan Township side of the Vulcan Hill near Mahanoy City.

While the tractor trailer was stuck, Brian Dillman, 49, of Shenandoah was traveling east on Route 54 and struck the trailer of the rig.

Dillman was injured in the crash and transported to an area hospital via Mahanoy City Ambulance.

Route 54 was closed for a period of time in the area while the scene was cleared.