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Tractor-trailer crash closes Pennsylvania Turnpike for almost 6 hours

Ben Schmitt
ptrturnpike062517
WPXI
Emergency responders work the scene of an incident involving an overturned tractor-trailer on Interstate 76 on Saturday, June 24, 2017.

A truck crash Saturday morning on the Pennsylvania Turnpike caused hours of traffic delays and detours.

A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 76 between Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Turnpike officials tweeted that it reopened at 10:10 a.m.

The turnpike reported on its website that the crash was blocking all westbound lanes of traffic.