Watch CBS News

Dozens hurt in 2 chain-reaction pileups in snowy Pa.

READING, Pa. -- Highways in eastern Pennsylvania have been reopened after being shut down for hours because of two chain-reaction pileups that ensnared dozens of vehicles on snow-covered roads. 

No deaths have been reported. 

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say 35 vehicles piled up Thursday, blocking westbound lanes and causing a 4-mile backup about 50 miles west of Philadelphia, between the Morgantown and Reading exits. 

Turnpike spokeswoman Renee Colborn says the highway reopened after 5 p.m. and about 10 people were taken to hospitals.

“You see it in like a movie, but when you see it for real, your heart goes out to anybody who may have been injured,” Jennifer Klimek, whose car was one of those involved, told CBS Philadelphia station KYW-TV. She wasn't hurt. 

Meanwhile, state police say 25 to 30 vehicles piled up on Interstate 78 and shut down about 5 miles of westbound lanes, also in Berks County. 

The lanes reopened after 3 p.m. Trooper David Beohm says 25 people were taken to hospitals and 44 were treated at the scene.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.