The pile-up involving nine passenger vehicles and nine trucks
occurred on the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Clarion at
about 1:30 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police spokesman Jamie
LeVier said.
Two people were killed when they got out of their vehicles and
were hit by oncoming traffic, he said.
"It was numerous crashes, like chain reaction crashes and
unfortunately they exited their vehicles and were struck by
other vehicles," LeVier said.
LeVier said he did not have an exact number of injuries, but
media reported 30 people were injured, some of whom were taken
to a local hospital.
According to Triblive.com, heavy snow fall caused white-out
conditions along the interstate during the crash.
"We were experiencing some adverse weather conditions at the
time," he said. "The actual cause of the crash has not been
determined, but I am sure that played a roll in it."
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Kim
Coghill)
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