3 construction workers killed in York Co. crash

The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after an early morning crash along I-83 in York County left three construction workers dead.

According to police, the incident happened at about 3:25 a.m., early Wednesday, near the 35.5 mile marker on I-83 in Fairview Township when a 24-year-old man behind the wheel of a big box truck was headed south on the roadway. At that point, the box truck collided with a construction vehicle in an active work zone, police said, which caused the truck to continue onto the shoulder.

When the box truck went onto the shoulder, it collided with three construction workers, according to police.As of about 7:35 a.m., all southbound lanes on I-83 between exits 35 and 36 were closed due to this incident.there is a crash on I-83 southbound between Exit 36: PA 262 - FISHING CREEK and Exit 35: PA 177 - LEWISBERRY. All lanes closed

Officials have said, in 2023, there were 309 work zone crashes across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia -- three of which were fatal.

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