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Tractor trailer bursts into flames after Dauphin County crash; 2 killed

Greg Stupar, 49, of Charleroi—the driver of the tractor trailer—and a passenger in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.
Credit: 511PA

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Update, Jan. 17, 4 a.m.: Two people died as a result of a tractor trailer crash on I-83 in Dauphin County on Jan. 16.

Greg Stupar, 49, of Charleroi—the driver of the tractor trailer—and a passenger in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger's identity has not been released at this time.

Previously: A crash involving a tractor-trailer has closed a section of Interstate 83, according to 511PA.com.

The crash, which occurred near City Park Drive between Exit 44B: 19th Street and Exit 46A: Interstate 283 South, closed all lanes. According to Fritzi Schreffler with PennDOT, the northbound lanes were reopened around 1 p.m. today.

A spokesperson with PennDOT reports that a tractor-trailer went off the road on I-83 northbound around 11:20 p.m. on Jan. 15. It then struck concrete and slid down an embankment before bursting into flames after the on-ramp for Exit 45.

PennDOT crews were working to recover the vehicle and stabilize the road's shoulder, which has been cleaned up. At this time, the guardrail has not been replaced because it needs an emergency contact replacement.

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