Triple Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-76, PA Turnpike

The deadly crash involved a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer at mile marker 268.8 at 4:24 a.m., authorities detailed.

All three occupants of the passenger vehicle died at the scene at 6:35 a.m., according to the coroner's office. They were a 43-year-old Black man, an 18-year-old Black man, and a girl. Their bodies have been taken to Lancaster County Forensic Center for autopsies. Their names will be released once their families have been notified.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to Lancaster General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to state police.

The right shoulder of I-76 remained blocked with delays as of 11 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's 511PA.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by PSP.

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