At least one dead in car pileup on Pennsylvania Turnpike

At least one person is dead after an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike resulted in a more than 50-car pileup.It all happened around 12:30 p.m. in southeastern Pennsylvania. A man involved in a wreck apparently got out of his car and was struck by another car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

That’s when other approaching vehicles began to pile up behind accident, with dozens eventually either damaged or stuck in the middle of the highway.

Authorities eventually had to block off the westbound lanes of the turnpike and have drivers take a detour around the scene of the accident. Some drivers were stranded on the road for more than four hours.

Pictures from the scene showed drivers out of their cars talking with each other. Some walked along the line selling pizza at $5 a slice. Forecasters predicted less snow for the state than the storm ended up delivering. A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said it caught road crews off guard.
It’s largest in a string of wrecks resulting from the massive storm battering the northeast which has dumped close to six inches of snow on Pennsylvania alone.