MYERSVILLE, Md. — Maryland State Police say two people have died in a snowy highway pileup involving 35 cars and five tractor-trailers.

More than a dozen people were taken to Waynesboro Hospital just over the border in Pennsylvania. State police spokeswoman Elena Russo says another 10 to 15 people complained of minor injuries.

The pileup happened about 12:30 p.m. on Interstate 70 near South Mountain in northwestern Maryland. An inch-and-a-half of snow quickly fell around the same time and Russo says a preliminary investigation found the snow was at least partly to blame for the crash.

The westbound lanes of the highway will likely be closed at least through rush hour as crews clean up.