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I-70 reopens after crash in Hempfield

Jacob Tierney
By Jacob Tierney
1 Min Read • Feb. 19, 2019 | 7 years ago
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I-70 westbound was closed for about an hour near the Smithton exit in Hempfield Township after a crash involving a tractor-trailer Tuesday, according to Westmoreland County 911.

Dispatchers said a tractor-trailer lost its load around 5:30 p.m., and two other vehicles hit the debris.

Nobody was hurt.

State police reopened the road around 6:40 p.m.

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