The crash closed Route 581 in Cumberland County for four hours.
Traffic flows on Route 581 east in Lemoyne after being shut down shortly after 2 p.m. on March 12, 2022. The road reopened to traffic at 6:52 p.m. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] crash on Route 581 in Cumberland County that shut down the highway for four hours Saturday involved 73 vehicles, and resulted in damage to 43 of those vehicles, state police said.
Ten people suffered injuries ranging from what state police characterized as minor to moderate. They were taken to area hospitals for treatment. The crash occurred at about 2 p.m. Saturday in the Route 581 eastbound lanes at mile marker 7.1 in Lower Allen Township. The westbound lanes reopened around 5:30 p.m., and theState police were assisted at the scene by PennDOT and multiple fire, EMS and tow agencies.
The cause of the crash had not been determined, but it occurred as a snowstorm moved through the region and a driver who was transported to aNote to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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