Dish soap spill closes eastbound Turnpike in Chester County
An extended closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Downington and Valley Forge is expected Tuesday after a truck crash spilled dish soap on the highway in Chester County.
The eastbound lanes are closed between exits 312, Downington, and 326, Valley Forge, because of the crash involving the truck and a car shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday around milepost 317.5, turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo said on Twitter.
ALERT: The @PA_Turnpike is closed between Downingtown #312 and Valley Forge #326 eastbound due to a crash with injuries involving a commercial truck and a car at milepost 317.5. The truck hit a bridge creating a large debris field of jugs of dish soap. Extended closure expected.
— Carl DeFebo (@cdefebo) March 26, 2019
“The truck hit a bridge creating a large debris field of jugs of dish soap,” DeFebo said.
There were injuries reported.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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