Serious Crash Involving 3 Tractor-Trailers Closes Portion Of I-78 West In Northampton County For Several Hours

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LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) - A serious crash closed a stretch of I-78 West in Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County for several hours on Monday morning. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. Monday, just west of Easton Road.

The accident involved three trucks. Police tell CBS3 one truck went down an embankment and another one overturned.

I-78 was closed between the Northampton and Hellertown exits. The road has since reopened.

No one was seriously injured.

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