One dead in crash on I-80 in Montour County

LIBERTY TWP., MONTOUR COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is dead after a fatal crash that occurred on I-80 Wednesday afternoon.

State police say 60-year-old Rocco Volpe is dead after a Roto Rooter Truck collided with his pickup truck on I-80 near Danville.

PSP says they responded to a vehicle crash around 2:30 p.m. on I-80 westbound between mile marker 220 and 221, four miles west of the Route 54 interchange (Danville Exit), in Liberty Township, Montour County.

The release states a Roto Rooter truck was traveling east in the construction zone when it struck a concrete barrier and went airborne before crossing into the westbound lane and striking a pick-up truck and another tanker truck.

Volpe was pronounced dead at the scene while the operators of the other two vehicles sustained minor injuries.

State police say they are still investigating the fatal crash on Interstate 80 and another release will be put out at a later date.

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