Driver hurt after striking deer on NE Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lehigh County

LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- A driver was injured on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, when a deer ran in front of the vehicle.

It happened on I-476 North in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, at 9:30 p.m. on Monday.

Police say the deer smashed into the vehicle's front window, which was how the driver was injured.

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Two children in the SUV were okay.

The deer then flipped over the vehicle and hit the front of a tractor trailer.

Police say that driver is expected to be okay.