Overturned Vehicle Backs Up Traffic On I-76 East

A serious car crash backed up traffic on the eastbound lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway in East Falls on Friday night.

A car overturned on the ramp from I-76 eastbound to the northbound Roosevelt Boulevard around 7:15 p.m.

Emergency crews were forced the use the jaws of life to remove the driver from the vehicle, officials said.

The crash backed up traffic for at least a mile as first responders worked at the scene. The highway was reopened about an hour later.

The condition of the driver was not immediately available.

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