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Interstate 80 reopens after road workers hurt

Interstate 80 has reopened after an incident Tuesday afternoon.

Three Pennsylvania Department of Transportation workers were struck while working along Interstate 80 in Monroe County on Tuesday afternoon, according to PennDOT officials.

The crash happened between the North Scranton and Blakeslee exits, while crews were patching potholes.

One is being flown to a hospital and Interstate 80 West was shut down near the I-380 split. Two others were driven to a medical facility.

Check back for more updates as they are released.

LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWSPocono Mountain Regional police block off the entrance ramp to I-380 south at Route 940 keeping traffic away from a serious accident on I 80 west bound at the 289.2 mile marker.
LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS