CLARION, Pa. (AP) – An 18-vehicle pileup that occurred in whiteout conditions on an interstate on Wednesday killed three people and left dozens injured, authorities said.
Two people died on Interstate 80 in western Pennsylvania and a third en route to a hospital, Clarion County Emergency Services director Vern Smith said.
Nine trucks, several of them tractor-trailers, and nine cars were involved in the crash, which occurred at 1:40 p.m. in the highway’s westbound lanes in Clarion Township, state police said.
“There was very heavy snow at the time with visibility virtually zero,” Smith said.
State police said two people who died were struck after exiting their vehicles.