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Emergency crews clear the Parkway East inbound after a tractor trailer rolled over near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit, shutting down the highway during the morning rush-hour Tuesday.
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TRAFFIC: Parkway East inbound completely reopened hours after tractor trailer overturns

Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette

TRAFFIC: Parkway East inbound completely reopened hours after tractor trailer overturns

This story was updated at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.

Traffic is moving freely again on Interstate 376 hours after after a tractor trailer overturned on the highway during Tuesday morning’s rush hour.

The truck flipped shortly before 5 a.m. near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit westbound, shutting down the highway to the Wilkinsburg exit (Exit 78B) until around 8:45 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Crews were still clearing the accident.

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A westbound lane was reopened to allow traffic to get by, but that lane required intermittent shutdowns while crews remove debris from the site.

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Traffic in the Parkway East’s eastbound (outbound) lanes went down to one lane to accommodate first responders but remained open to slightly slowed traffic.

Video from Post-Gazette news partner KDKA-TV showed the truck flipped over and blocking both inbound lanes.

KDKA reported that the driver of the truck was able to get out on his own. It’s unclear if he or anyone else was injured.

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The roadway was completely reopened sometime around 12:45 p.m.

First Published: October 19, 2021, 9:02 a.m.
Updated: October 19, 2021, 1:11 p.m.

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Emergency crews clear the Parkway East inbound after a tractor trailer rolled over near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit, shutting down the highway during the morning rush-hour Tuesday.  (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Emergency crews clear the Parkway East inbound after a tractor trailer rolled over near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit, shutting down the highway during the morning rush-hour Tuesday.  (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Emergency crews remove a large roll of sheet metal that spilled onto the Parkway East during a tractor-trailer crash near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit on Tuesday.  (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Emergency crews remove a large roll of sheet metal that spilled onto the Parkway East during a tractor-trailer crash near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit on Tuesday.  (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Emergency workers remove a large roll of sheet metal that spilled onto the Parkway East during a tractor-trailer crash near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit on Tuesday.  (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
A worker removes a large roll of sheet metal that spilled onto the Parkway East during a tractor-trailer crash near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit on Tuesday.  (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
A tractor-trailer blocks traffic on the Parkway East inbound early Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.  (KDKA-TV)
A tractor-trailer blocks traffic on the Parkway East inbound early Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.  (KDKA-TV)
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