NBC10 First Alert Traffic reporter Sheila Watko is tracking a truck crash causing traffic troubles on the ramp from I-676 to I-76 for hours Thursday morning.
A jackknifed tractor-trailer closed the ramp from the Vine Street Expressway to the Schuylkill Expressway for hours Thursday morning.
The crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-676 on the ramp approaching I-76 westbound around 2:25 a.m. on July 11, 2024, according to 511PA.
ALL LANES CLOSED on I-676 westbound between Ben Franklin Pkwy and I-76. Off-ramp to 76 also closed due to jackknifed tractor trailer. @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/hALGTTNjKf
— Sheila Watko (@SheilaWatko) July 11, 2024
It was unclear if anyone was hurt.
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Crews spent hours cleaning up the wreckage and the lanes remained closed as of 7 a.m. It appeared there was some sort of spill.
Drivers on westbound I-676 were being forced off at the ramp to the Ben Franklin Parkway.
The scene was cleared and traffic was moving again as of 8:30 a.m. Sheila reported.
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