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by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio News/Program Director

10:28 AM

(Gibsonia, Pa.) Pa State Police in Gibsonia are asking for anyone who witnessed the semi-truck accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Tuesday evening around 7:30 PM to call them.
Troopers are reporting via release that the incident happened when a 2016 Peterbilt Semi-truck, that was carrying chicken eggs, was being driven eastbound by Anthony Eaches of Temperance Michigan when he failed to negotiate a left hand curve and struck a guard rail with its right side. After initial impact the truck traveled back across both lanes of traffic and struck the center cement barrier traveling another 500 feet across both lanes of traffic before coming to a final rest on the Beaver River Bridge near the Beaver Valley Interchange. The vehicle then became fully engulfed in flames. The driver was able to get out and was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The eastbound lanes of the turnpike were closed for over eight hours because of the accident.

State Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident to call them at 724-443-5907 and ask for Trooper Kevin S. Vresh.