The crash happened early Tuesday morning.
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A tractor-trailer crashed along the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Tuesday morning.
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(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
According to state police, the double tractor trailer was hauling “a beverage substance in a 200-300 gallon container.” It crashed into one of the overpass pillars and spilled its load.
READ MORE: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Paying Struggling Restaurants To Provide For Food Insecure CommunitiesThe eastbound lanes of the Turnpike were blocked, but traffic was able to navigate around the accident.
Hazmat crews were called in to clean up the mess.
No injuries were reported.
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