Overview
- The crash occurred around 2:20 p.m. Thursday on I-81 south just south of Exit 73 in LaFayette.
- Roughly 30 vehicles were involved, later documented in photos as a 37-vehicle pileup that included three tractor-trailers.
- Seven people were taken to hospitals, with two suffering serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to State Police.
- Troopers shut the highway in both directions to reach the scene, and by about 8 p.m. the interstate was reopened.
- LaFayette activated its Emergency Action Plan as eight fire trucks, ambulances, CENTRO buses, and the Red Cross assisted stranded motorists.