Two people were killed and another injured in a three-vehicle crash and fire involving a tanker truck carrying jet fuel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
A vehicle with a flat tire was stopped in the right northbound lane of the northeast extension of Interstate 476 in Worcester Township with a flat tire when another driver stopped with his emergency lights to help Saturday morning, police said. police to WPVI.
The tanker truck driving behind them was unable to stop in time and collided with both vehicles, causing a massive fire, police said.
The driver of the tanker truck and the driver of the second vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the first vehicle was taken to a local hospital. His injuries and condition are unknown.
The victims still have not been identified.
Two people were killed and another injured in a three-vehicle crash and fire involving a tanker trailer carrying jet fuel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. ABC 6 A driver had stopped to help another vehicle with a flat tire when he was struck by the tanker. ABC 6 The tanker was carrying jet fuel. ABC 6
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Video provided to WPVI by bystanders showed the violent crash site, located about 25 miles northwest of Philadelphia, just as first responders arrived.
“My God, debris everywhere. What happened here?” says motorist Héctor Lucena in the clip as he passes by the tanker truck, engulfed in flames.
Aerial images showed the charred remains of the three vehicles piled up and covered in foam, according to the outlet.
All lanes of the freeway were closed between the Mid-County and Lansdale exits, police told the outlet.
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