MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Two crashes tied up traffic in part of Monroe County Friday morning.
The wrecks along northbound Route 33 in Ross Township, near Saylorsburg, impacted the commute for many drivers this morning.
The Monroe County 911 Center says the crashes happened around 8:30 a.m. Friday near the Saylorsburg exit.
One of those crashes involved a camper that got torn apart and ended up blocking both northbound lanes.
State police say this crash and another one also on Route 33 closed the northbound lanes from Wind Gap in Northampton County to the Saylorsburg exit in Monroe County.
Officials tell Newswatch 16 that some people were treated for minor injuries.
Many drivers were able to get off the highway after sitting for more than an hour. Some drivers headed north were told by a trooper to turn their cars around and drive in the opposite direction to get off the highway at the Wind Gap exit. Tractor-trailers caught in the traffic jam were unable to turn around and were forced to wait.
The crashes were cleared, and traffic was moving again just before noon.
There is no word on what led to the wrecks.
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