PAINT TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Interstate 80 Eastbound has reopened after the roadway was closed following a multi-vehicle crash at the Shippenville exit.
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According to Tina Gibbs, PennDOT Community Relations Coordinator, the roadway reopened around 5:45 p.m.
Both eastbound lanes were closed between Exit 60, PA 66 North, Shippenville, and Exit 62, PA 68 Clarion earlier this evening.
A representative of Clarion County 9-1-1 told exploreClarion.com that the call for a multiple-vehicle accident on I-80 East was called in at 4:10 p.m.
Clarion Hospital Ambulance, Clarion Fire & Hose Company No. 1, and PSP Clarion were dispatched to the scene.
It is unknown if there were any injuries.
Traffic backups were reported throughout the Clarion and Shippenville areas as a result of the crash.
Clarion-based State Police are expected to release additional information on the accident within 48 hours.