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I-79 reopens after deadly, 18-vehicle accident

At least one person has been killed

By Andrew LimbergFeb 06, 2026

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4:00 UPDATE: PennDOT says bot the northbound and southbound lanes of I-79 have reopened and restrictions have been lifted.

PennDOT provided the following tips with more winter weather possible Friday:

With temperatures continuing to drop this evening and additional winter weather throughout this weekend, drivers are encouraged to:

1. Turn on your low beams, even during the daytime to make your vehicle more visible to other motorists.

2. Turn off the cruise control on snow covered, wet, or icy roads. Cruise control provides constant power to your wheels. In a situation where your wheels are spinning on wet, icy, or snow-covered roadways, you need to reduce power to regain control.

3. If the road looks wet but there is no splash coming from the car's tires ahead of you, it may be ice.

4. On packed snow, decrease your speed by half. On ice, slow your vehicle to a crawl. In both scenarios, motorists should leave more space than normal between you and the vehicle ahead.

5. Clear your vehicle of snow and ice before starting to drive including the windows, hood, trunk, roof, headlights, taillights, and signals.

6. Always wear your seatbelt.

7. Stock your vehicles with a windshield brush/scraper, food, water, warm clothes, blankets, cell phone charger, a small snow shovel, and any specific needs such as baby supplies, medication, and pet supplies.

8. If you don't have to travel, stay home.

9. If you do have to travel, be patient with other motorists and the snowplows. Drivers should always allow plenty of space when driving near plow trucks. Also, for their own safety and the safety of plow operators, drivers should never attempt to pass a truck while it is plowing or spreading winter materials.

10. "Know Before You Go" by checking major roadway conditions at www.511PA.com. While PennDOT recommends not traveling during winter storms, drivers can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. Users can also find plow truck locations and details of when state-maintained roadways were last plowed. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

11:39 UPDATE: PA State Police say they are investigating several crashed on I-79.

Troopers say that at least one person has died in one of the crashes and at least 18 vehicles are involved.

The road between mile-markers 80 and 88 is expected to be closed for several hours (up to 5 hours).

A multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 79 north of Pittsburgh has closed the road in both directions.

I-79 is closed from northbound Cranberry (Exit 78:PA 228) to Zelienople (Exit 88. US19/PA68). PennDOT says that part of the road will remain closed until the scene is cleared.

The southbound closure is from Zelienople to the PA Turnpike (Exit 77).

The area was hit with a quick and heavy amount of snow, causing road conditions to deteriorate.

PennDOT has places speed limit restrictions on I-79 between Erie to Butler. The speed limit is 45.

Other restrictions:

Clarion and Jefferson Counties between Exit 45: PA 478 – St. Petersburg/Emlenton and Exit 97: Route 219 – DuBois/Brockway. Speed limits are restricted to 45 miles per hour for all vehicles, and commercial vehicles must move to the right lane.

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