3 People Dead After Tanker Truck Causes Fiery Multi-Vehicle Crash …
Some people were stuck in their cars for hours while crews worked to put out the blaze and tend to the victims
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Scene of fiery crash on Philadelphia Turnpike
Three people have died after three vehicles, including a tanker truck carrying jet fuel, were involved in a fiery crash on a Pennsylvania highway.
Police said the incident began late Saturday morning when a white Acura got a flat tire while traveling northbound on Interstate 476 on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Montgomery County, according to NBC affiliate WGAL[1] and FOX affiliate WTXF-TV[2].
A second vehicle, traveling behind the Acura, put on its hazard lights before coming to a stop in an attempt to help the disabled vehicle, WGAL and ABC affiliate WPVI-TV[3] reported.
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The tanker truck was then unable to stop in time, and slammed into both vehicles, sparking a massive blaze that engulfed all three vehicles.
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The drivers of the truck and second vehicle — described by CBS affiliate KYW-TV[5] as a work van — died at the scene, according to WTXF-TV. A passenger in the second vehicle died, as well.
Per reports, the driver of the Acura was transported to a local hospital. Their condition remains unclear at this time.
The victims’ identities have not been released. Pennsylvania State Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Various videos of the crash, which have been circulating on social media, show all three vehicles engulfed in flames. A trail of debris can be seen behind the vehicles, as well.
Photos of the accident’s aftermath, shared by WPVI-TV and KYW-TV[7], show the second vehicle sandwiched between the Acura and the tanker. The airbag in the vehicle seemingly deployed.
The northbound side of the turnpike was closed for several hours[8], according to authorities with the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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Some people were stuck in their cars for hours while crews worked to put out the blaze and tend to the victims, according to WPVI-TV and KYW-TV. All lanes were reopened by early Sunday.
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- ^ NBC affiliate WGAL (www.wgal.com)
- ^ FOX affiliate WTXF-TV (www.fox29.com)
- ^ ABC affiliate WPVI-TV (6abc.com)
- ^ Grandfather of 15 Identified as Truck Driver Killed in Colorado Train Derailment: He ‘Loved What He Did’ (people.com)
- ^ CBS affiliate KYW-TV (www.cbsnews.com)
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- ^ KYW-TV (www.cbsnews.com)
- ^ closed for several hours (twitter.com)
- ^ 1 Dead, 2 Injured After Vehicle Plunges Off Cliff in California, Police Say (people.com)
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