By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
A tractor-trailer struck and killed five people on Interstate 81 in snowy northeastern Pennsylvania after they had left their vehicles following another crash.
According to the police, at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a minivan lost control and hit a median on the northbound interstate in Lackawanna County.
Four people got out of the van as well as a person who had been following them in a separate car. All were hit by the passing tractor-trailer, police said Wednesday.
Several fire departments, the coroner, and state police responded.
The County Coroner Timothy Rowland, during a news conference on Wednesday, said all five people were from New York state.
Stonix News learnt that a winter weather advisory had been in effect until 4 p.m. Tuesday for the area.
The National Weather Service warned of hazardous road conditions amid freezing temperatures, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation advised motorists to use caution.
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