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I-83 Reopens After Truck Spills 1,000 Pounds of Hot Dogs

State police are investigating a mechanical failure that caused a trailer to rupture, scattering frozen franks across the highway.

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 collision occurred at roughly 9:13 a.m. on August 1 at mile marker 6.6 near the Glen Rock exit in Shrewsbury Township.
  • Four individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries and received medical treatment before being released.
  • Emergency crews used a front-end loader to clear about 1,000 pounds of frozen hot dogs and inspect the damaged concrete median.
  • Authorities closed both directions of I-83 for over six hours before reopening the highway around 3:45 p.m.
  • Pennsylvania State Police continue to probe the unspecified mechanical issue that led the trailer to breach.