A TERRIFYING moment captured on camera shows frantic drivers jumping out of the path of an out-of-control tractor-trailer after a snow squall battered the region.
The wild incident was sparked by a 60 vehicle pileup that left five dead on Interstate 81 in Minersville, Schuylkill County, in Pennslyvania on Monday.
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Video from the crash showed frightened drivers and passengers facing the massive pileup on the snow-covered road.
In dashcam footage, a truck is seen driving on the snowy I-81 when the massive pileup suddenly appears in front of the driver.
The driver notices the pileup too late and is unable to stop.
Moments later, motorists on the road are seen jumping for their lives as the out-of-control tractor slams into a large dump truck, turning it nearly 180 degrees.
The driver can then be heard moaning after the vehicle comes to a crashing halt.
A separate video captured the moment an SUV struck a grounded sedan on the road, sending the sedan spinning and narrowly missing the driver, who stood on the shoulder of the highway shrouded in snow and fog.
The 60 car pileup comes as a massive battered through parts of Pennslyvania, including Centre, Mifflin, Clearfield, Blair, Perry, Dauphin, Juniata, Huntingdon, Snyder.
Heavy snow and gusty winds reduced visibility and produced whiteout conditions, which contributed to the accident, officials said.
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Before the deadly crash, the National Weather Service warned of “numerous brief heavy snow squalls with very poor visibility.”
“The squalls will quickly reduce the visibility to under one-half of a mile and coat the roads with snow,” said forecasters, urging that drivers get off the road or turn on hazard lights.
The Schuylkill County’s Office of Emergency Management said first responders from four different counties responded and took 24 patients to area hospitals for treatment.
The Northbound detour continued on Tuesday morning.
I-81 North is closed from exit 107 to exit 119, with roads likely to be closed for most of the day Tuesday.
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