Vehicle loses control on icy Rt. 19
JACKSON TWP — Icy roads Wednesday morning led to a three-vehicle crash involving a cement truck that closed both lanes of Route 19 in the township for nearly two hours.
According to police, around 9 a.m. a northbound vehicle on Route 19 lost control on the ice near Lutz Road and hit a southbound car.
A southbound cement truck tried to avoid the collision, but ended up hitting the northbound car and then flipped over.
Harmony Fire District personnel had to cut one person out of the northbound vehicle.
“If there had been a passenger in the red (northbound) car, it would have been fatal. It looks worse than it was,” said Sgt. Tim Amrhein of the Jackson Township Police Department.
The drivers of the northbound vehicle and cement truck were transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
Because of the weight of the cement truck, it took awhile to clear the scene, according to authorities.
PennDOT said the road was closed until about noon starting at the intersection with Lindsay Road and ending at the on ramp from Interstate 79 due to the crash.
