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I-83 Reopens After 1,000-Pound Hot Dog Spill From Tractor-Trailer Crash

Pennsylvania State Police are examining an unspecified mechanical fault after cleanup crews cleared roughly 1,000 pounds of frozen hot dogs from Interstate 83

Rescue crews clean up a truckload of hot dogs that spilled out of a tractor-trailer on August 1, 2025, along Interstate 83 in Shrewsbury, Pa.
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Overview

  • The crash occurred at 9:13 a.m. on Aug. 1 near the Glen Rock Exit when a mechanical fault forced a tractor-trailer into a passenger vehicle and tore open its trailer.
  • Frozen hot dogs scattered across both northbound and southbound lanes, prompting a full closure of I-83 between Exits 4 and 8 for several hours.
  • Four people sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a York County hospital for treatment, officials reported.
  • Responders from Pennsylvania State Police, Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company and York County dispatch coordinated traffic control, medical aid and debris removal.
  • Crews used heavy equipment to scoop up contaminated cargo and reopened all lanes by the afternoon as state police continue to investigate the cause of the failure.