US EditionTruck nearly plows into ambulance on a Pennsylvania interstate, cable median barrier stops it
- A dump truck lost control on Interstate 81 near Carlisle and nearly collided with an ambulance carrying a patient and medics.
- The incident occurred in an area where cable median barriers have been installed nearly eight years ago after pressure from Cumberland Goodwill EMS.
- Nathan Harig, a senior official with Cumberland Goodwill EMS, reported that no injuries resulted from the incident and attributed the protective barriers with preventing a major accident and potential loss of life.
- Nathan Harig noted that without the barrier in place, the outcome could have been a severe crash, highlighting the marked reduction in fatal crossover accidents since its installation.
- The barriers' success prompts calls to extend them along all of I-81, as serious crashes frequently occur in sections without such barriers like New Kingston and Silver Spring.
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