Troy Bunnell | Times Leader

Troy Bunnell | Times Leader

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Troy Bunnell | Times Leader

A stretch of Interstate 81 in Luzerne County was shut down to all traffic after a crash earlier today, according to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

I-81 southbound between Exit 175B (315 North/Dupont) and Exit 170 (Bear Creek/Wilkes-Barre) was temporarily closed to all traffic following the incident.

Traffic was redirected to Exits 175 and 178 to State Route 315 South.

PennDOT issued a second release confirming that the incident had been cleared at 7:46 p.m.