WHITPAIN TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — An SUV was heavily damaged after a tire came off another vehicle Monday afternoon on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-476).
The crash happened in the northbound lanes just before 1:30 p.m. in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County.
Chopper 6 was over the scene after an SUV was hit by a flying tire on the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension in Montgomery County.
Video from Chopper 6 showed the dark-colored SUV involved pulled off to the side of the road.
The windshield and part of the roof were caved in by the impact.
There was no immediate word on the extent of injuries. However, multiple ambulances and two medevac helicopters were on the scene.
The initial word from the scene is that the tire that struck the SUV came from a truck. A pickup truck with a missing wheel could be seen stopped in the southbound lanes.
The Northeast Extension is shut down in both directions between the Plymouth Meeting and Lansdale exits.
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