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One dead following turnpike crash along Franklin/Huntingdon County border

According to 511 Pa., traffic cameras are showing extensive traffic stemming from the Tuscarora Tunnel along the border of Huntingdon and Franklin Counties

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. — Emergency crews are responding to a crash along the turnpike on the border of Huntingdon and Franklin Counties.

According to the Franklin County Coroner, there is one confirmed fatality at this time.

According to Carl Defebo, the public relations officer with the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the first call to police came in at 2:10 p.m. 

Traffic cameras along 511PA are showing extensive traffic stemming from the turnpike Tuscarora Tunnel in Huntingdon County along the Franklin County border and mile marker 187.4W. 

The crash occurred in the westbound tunnel according to Defebo. All lanes are blocked and traffic is currently stopped. 

This is the second crash this year that occurred around Tuscarora Tunnel. On Jan. 11, a 64-year-old woman from Mechanicsburg was pronounced dead following a crash. 

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