Eastbound lanes reopen after truck overturns on Schuylkill Expressway

Thursday, October 15, 2015
GRAYS FERRY (WPVI) -- Eastbound lanes have reopened on the Schuylkill Expressway after a truck crashed and overturned, causing major traffic delays.

The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday between University City and 26th Street in the city's Grays Ferry section.
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Police said the 65-year-old male driver was hauling the flatbed trailer when the vehicle flipped on its side.

A pickup truck then hit the wreckage.

The driver was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center after being trapped in the wreckage for about 10 minutes. His condition is unknown.

A second person was reportedly taken to a local hospital. That person's condition is also unknown.



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