On Thursday around 932 a.m., Ephrata Police were called to a six vehicle crash on Route 222 South at Route 322.
The investigation found that a tractor-trailer approached two lanes of stopped traffic from the fatal crash that had occurred earlier.
The tractor trailer driver was distracted by a cell phone and did not react in time to stop. The driver tried to drive onto the left shoulder but instead struck an SUV in the left lane.
The tractor-trailer than struck the concrete bridge and another vehicle, which pushed that vehicle into another car. The domino effect pushed that car into another tractor trailer, which was pushed into another large truck
The tractor-trailer that caused the crash jack-knifed to the right, blocking all lanes of the bridge over 322.
The road was closed for several hours; however no one was injured in the crash.
Both tractor trailers were heavily damaged and had to be towed from the scene.
The investigation found that a tractor-trailer approached two lanes of stopped traffic from the fatal crash that had occurred earlier.
The tractor trailer driver was distracted by a cell phone and did not react in time to stop. The driver tried to drive onto the left shoulder but instead struck an SUV in the left lane.
The tractor-trailer than struck the concrete bridge and another vehicle, which pushed that vehicle into another car. The domino effect pushed that car into another tractor trailer, which was pushed into another large truck
The tractor-trailer that caused the crash jack-knifed to the right, blocking all lanes of the bridge over 322.
The road was closed for several hours; however no one was injured in the crash.
Both tractor trailers were heavily damaged and had to be towed from the scene.