Tractor-trailer goes over hillside on Pa. Turnpike in Beaver County
NEW SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - A tractor-trailer was sent over a hillside in Beaver County Tuesday morning.
The accident happened in the westbound lane of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in New Sewickley Township.
Police said the tractor-trailer and a Lincoln Aviator both swerved in opposite directions to avoid a crash blocking the lanes. But when they came back into the travel lanes, they collided, sending the tractor-trailer down an embankment.
No major injuries were reported.
A woman who was reportedly trapped in a vehicle after the accident was transported to the hospital conscious and alert.
