HEGINS, Pa. — At least one person is dead and traffic impacted for hours after two separate crashes along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County.
Troopers say the first wreck happened around 1:30 p.m. in Frailey Township.
Interstate 81 south between the Minersville and Hegins exits was shut down for more than 12 hours.
State police say two tractor trailers crashed around 8 Wednesday night.
At least one person is dead.
Traffic on this stretch of highway was already backed up from a different crash earlier in the day.
There's no word what led to the crashes in Schuylkill County.
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