Mass Crash Blocks Interstate 80
Published: January 8, 2004
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Photo: About 50 vehicles crashed together on Tuesday on Interstate 80 in central Pennsylvania, killing six people and closing both sides of the freeway. The chain-reaction crash near Milesburg, 11 miles north of State College, happened when a snowstorm caused a blinding whiteout. The police said they could not reach all the vehicles involved until yesterday because of fires and spills of hazardous materials. Eastbound I-80 reopened yesterday; westbound lanes remained closed. (Photo by Michelle Klein/Centre Daily Times, via Associated Press)