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Truck crash closes part of I-79

MUDDY CREEK TWP — The northbound lanes of Interstate 79 are shut down while emergency crews cleared an overturned tractor-trailer.

According to Butler County 911 records, the county Hazmat team also responded to clean up a minor diesel fuel spill and a leaking epoxy substance at the accident scene.

The 911 call reporting the accident was at 4:54 a.m.

The highway is expected to reopen by mid morning.

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