A PERSON WAS
KILLED WHEN A VAN CAUGHT FIRE AND COLLIDED WITH AN 18-WHEELER TRACTOR TRAILER
IN PA. LEHIGH VALLEY CORONER CALLED TO I-78 CRASH; TRAFFIC DETOURED TO RT 22.
WILLIAMS TWP., Pa. - At least one person was killed
Friday morning in an accident involving a tractor trailer on Interstate 78 in
Northampton County. The accident happened around 5:15 a.m. in the westbound
lanes of I-78 near mile marker 72 approaching Route 33 in Williams Township.
A van caught fire and hit an 18-wheeler, which also
caught fire.
There's no word on what may have caused the crash. I-78
is closed between the state line and Lower Saucon Township. Traffic is being
rerouted to Exit 3, Alpha/Phillipsburg onto Route 22. Traffic is backed up for
several miles.