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Interstate 80 West closed by tractor-trailer accident in Stroudsburg

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One lane eastbound was also shut by the crash.

interstate 80 accident 1016 Interstate 80 West was closed late this morning after two tractor-trailers crashed. See a photo gallery from the Pocono Record.
Interstate 80 West in Stroudsburg was closed late this morning east of the Route 33 South exit after two tractor-trailers crashed, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

One lane eastbound was also closed as heavy-equipment tow trucks removed the vehicles, police said.

Police did not specify a time for the lanes to reopen.

The crash happened about 11:30 this morning and one of the trucks overturned and crashed through the concrete median, police said. The westbound stretch of highway was closed between the Main Street exit in Stroudsburg and the Route 33 South exit in Stroud Township, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Police did not say if there were injuries and would not provide information beyond a news release. Names of the drivers were not immediately available.

Emergency officials were asking drivers to stay away from the area and major delays were likely, the Pocono Record reports.





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