Two injured in crash that shut down Interstate 80 in Monroe County

Two drivers were injured in a crash that shut down a stretch of westbound Interstate 80 in Monroe County on Tuesday.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers responded to a two-vehicle collision in Tunkhannock Township around 6:15 a.m. They found a white box truck on the driver’s side and a red Lexus SUV in the truck’s chassis, police said in a news release.

Police determined that the driver of the box truck lost control and the truck overturned. The Lexus then crashed into the truck’s chassis.

Both drivers were injured and taken to hospitals, police said. The names of the drivers were not mentioned in the press release.

Westbound lanes were closed between Interstate 380 and Exit 284 for Blakeslee for about eight hours. The right lane was reopened at 2:30 p.m., police said.

Kathryne Rubright is managing editor of the Pocono Record and the Tri-County Independent. Reach them at[email protected].

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