Diesel truck explosion closes busy Pa. interstate
Posted: May 10, 2013 - 4:09am
A tanker truck that was loaded with diesel fuel overturned and burned along Interstate 81, shutting down the heavily traveled artery near Harrisburg on Thursday. The truck was headed northbound from Carlisle shortly after 6 a.m. when it flipped over on a ramp to Route 22-322 westbound, near the I-81 bridge over the Susquehanna River. State police said the driver, a 52-year-old from Dover, Pa., was treated at a hospital for minor injuries. (AP Photo/Andrew Huston)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A section of Interstate 81 near Harrisburg was expected to remain closed in both directions for the next several days after a...

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