Interstate 84 held up due to tractor trailer crash

Ricky Turner
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ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A tractor trailer crash in Lackawanna County has Interstate 84 was down to one lane on Saturday afternoon according to Lackawanna County Center for Public Safety.

Officials say that just after 12:00 P.M. a call came in for a tractor trailer into the woods at mile marker 3 on I-84 going eastbound.

Chief Rich Motichka of the Elmhurst-Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company stated that the driver veered off the road unexpectedly causing the tractor trailer to go into the nearby woods.

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The driver of the tractor trailer was transported to the hospital for minor injuries, according to Motichka.

Pennsylvania State Police and Roaring Brook Township Fire Department responded to the scene.

The crash is currently under investigation according to officials.

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