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UPDATE: I-81 in Luzerne County reopens after rig wreck

The crash happened around 11 a.m. Monday on I-81 near Hazleton. All lanes reopened after noon.
Credit: WNEP/PennDOT
Image from PennDOT traffic camera

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Part of a highway in Luzerne County was closed Monday morning by a tractor-trailer crash.

Interstate 81 south near mile marker 143 in Butler Township, near Hazleton, was closed because of the wreck.

Images from PennDOT traffic cameras showed traffic at a standstill.

There is no word on injuries or what led to the crash.

PennDOT said all lanes reopened early Monday afternoon.

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