Route 22 in Salem reopened after fuel spill

Tawnya Panizzi
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 6:11 a.m. | Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 6:11 a.m.

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Eastbound lanes of Route 22 in Salem Township are closed on Feb. 6, 2020.

Eastbound lanes of Route 22 in Salem Township have reopened after a multi-vehicle crash with a fuel spill.

The wreck involved a tractor trailer and at least one vehicle between Salem Drive and Crabtree Shieldsburg Road, according to the PennDOT website.

BREAKING NEWS: Eastbound Lanes on Rt 22 BLOCKED at Rt 119 in Salem Twp, Westmoreland County. Tractor Trailer Accident with Fuel Spill. We have a Channel 11 Traffic Tracker headed to the scene. #PittsburghTraffic #wpxi https://t.co/UyYsfsftyh pic.twitter.com/aqsiodPOf5

— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) February 6, 2020

The crash happened just about 5 a.m. Hazmat crews are on the scene for clean-up.

Eastbound lanes were closed for about two hours but traffic is able to move slowly through the area now.