UPDATE: I-80 WB reopens after 4 confirmed dead from nearly 50-vehicle pileup on Ohio Turnpike - WHIO

ERIE COUNTY — Update astatine 3:50 a.m. ET, Dec. 24:

Nearly 50 vehicles crashed successful a pileup, including 15 commercialized trucks, that near 4 dormant and aggregate injured, causing the Ohio Turnpike to adjacent Friday afternoon.

News Center 7 initially reported that Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the clang connected I-80 eastbound betwixt Route 53 and State Route 4 successful Groton Township successful Erie County.

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The turnpike remained closed for astir 9 hours, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Twitter page.

In that time, troopers handled the 4 confirmed dormant victims, the aggregate radical who were injured, and the galore vehicles piled up successful the crash.

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So far, the westbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike betwixt exit 118 astatine US-250 and exit 91 astatine authorities Route 53 person reopened, the Ohio State Highway Patrol tweet stated.

However, the eastbound lanes inactive stay closed.

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The clang inactive remains nether probe by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

“This is simply a stark reminder of what tin hap erstwhile you get down the instrumentality and effort to thrust successful atrocious upwind conditions,” Sergeant Ryan Purpura of Ohio State Highway Patrol warned.

“We inquire that you bash not question unless you perfectly person to. If you bash person to travel, we inquire that you instrumentality precautions, instrumentality it slow, beryllium patient, deterioration your information belt, and summation your pursuing distance,” Purpura continued.

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Update astatine 9:20 p.m. ET, Dec. 23:

A astir 50-vehicle pileup that near 4 dormant and aggregate injured closed down the Ohio Turnpike Friday afternoon.

Ohio State Highway Patrol crews respond to aggregate crashes connected I-80 eastbound betwixt Route 53 and State Route 4 successful Groton Township successful Erie County.

Troopers person confirmed that astatine slightest 4 radical are dormant and aggregate injuries person been reported.

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Buses were utilized to instrumentality radical from their vehicles to a section installation truthful they could enactment warm.

As of 9 p.m., the turnpike remains closed successful some directions betwixt exit 91 & exit 118 arsenic crews enactment to wide 15 commercialized vehicles from the roadway.

OSP said they volition supply details connected the clang connected their Twitter.

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