43 Injured In Pileups On Pennsylvania Interstate Under Whiteout Conditions

One person was killed and 43 others injured in crashes on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania that were attributed to snow squalls that created whiteouts and made the highway slick.

Tractor-trailer trucks stacked up like an accordion in the main accident that occurred shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday in the westbound lanes east of the Mile Run interchange in western Union County.

Other crashes resulted in I-80 being blocked in both directions for hours. The eastbound lanes reopened about 7 p.m. while the westbound lanes remained closed.

Union County Coroner Dominick Adamo said Wednesday evening a person died at the scene and still was trapped in the wreckage.