SNYDER TOWNSHIP, BLAIR COUNTY – A stretch of Interstate 99 in Blair County was closed for 4 hours following a terrible accident Friday afternoon.
Emergency officials believe a man’s truck broke down about a mile from the Bald Eagle Exit heading south. They said the 44 year old male from Altoona was outside of the vehicle, working to repair it when he was struck and killed by a tractor trailer.
The truck belonged to the On Time Delivery Company out of Pittsburgh. State police say a tractor trailer hit him while he was working around 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.
He was killed instantly.
Police are now questioning the driver, 39 year old from Homer City of that semi.
The State Police accident reconstruction team is mapping out the this part of the interstate to figure if they should file charges against the driver.
“Me and my coworker on our way back from work just happened to see the tractor trailer go past all I saw were parts flying, didn’t see anybody at first,” said James Thomas, who witnessed the crash. “I turned around saw he was on the ground, pulled off and went back.”
The coroner isn’t releasing the man’s name because they haven’t told the man’s family yet.
Emergency officials believe a man’s truck broke down about a mile from the Bald Eagle Exit heading south. They said the 44 year old male from Altoona was outside of the vehicle, working to repair it when he was struck and killed by a tractor trailer.
The truck belonged to the On Time Delivery Company out of Pittsburgh. State police say a tractor trailer hit him while he was working around 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.
He was killed instantly.
Police are now questioning the driver, 39 year old from Homer City of that semi.
The State Police accident reconstruction team is mapping out the this part of the interstate to figure if they should file charges against the driver.
“Me and my coworker on our way back from work just happened to see the tractor trailer go past all I saw were parts flying, didn’t see anybody at first,” said James Thomas, who witnessed the crash. “I turned around saw he was on the ground, pulled off and went back.”
The coroner isn’t releasing the man’s name because they haven’t told the man’s family yet.