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I-70 Accident Blocks Both Lanes Of Traffic

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Icy road conditions caused plenty of accidents and closures Friday night, and one accident blocked both lanes of traffic on I-70 East.

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According to state police in Belle Vernon, shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, 59-year-old Gerald Quattro of Monessen skidded on the icy road and came to a stop near the guardrail in the right-hand lane. He then tried to move into the left-hand lane and was struck by 59-year-old Ralph Sampson of Wheeling.

Police say Quattro's car spun around and came to a rest in the middle of both lanes, while Sampson's car hit the guardrail and went over the hillside. Sampson's car had a trailer attached to it, and the trailer was sticking out into both lanes of traffic.

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Quattro and Sampson were both uninjured.

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