Deadly pileups occur in Pennsylvania amid sudden, blinding snow squalls
Locally heavy snow squalls erupted over parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and northern Virginia and may have contributed to multiple automobile accidents on Monday.
"As the squalls crossed major highways in the region, a sudden change in visibility and a quick covering of snow caused dangerous conditions," Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.
An emergency responder surveys the damage following a deadly pileup on I-83 in York County, PA. (Photo/J. Marc Harrison)
A pileup involving 40 cars and 11 trucks occurred on Monday afternoon on along I-83 in York County, Pennsylvania as a snow squall moved over the highway.
At least one fatality and nine injuries have occurred due to the accident with the highway being shut down for several hours.
A webcam shows the pileup in York County after the snow squall had passed. (Photo/PennDOT)
(Photo/J. Marc Harrison)
Another deadly pileup occurred earlier in the day on I-80 eastbound in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
State police said that at least one person has died in the 20-vehicle pileup, which took place around 11 a.m. EST.
A storm with more general snow will blanket areas from the Great Lakes to the upper mid-Atlantic and New England into Wednesday.
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