A fatal crash shut down a section of U.S. 15 in Adams County on Sunday morning. There are still delays on a section of the roadway.

The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. near northbound mile marker 18 in Tyrone Township.

State police said a person driving a Volkswagen Jetta was driving north and left the road, hitting a guide rail in the median. It’s unknown why the car left the road.

Then, a person driving a pickup truck was unable to stop and hit the car in its rear. The truck went off the road and went down an embankment.

Then, a tractor-trailer driving past hit the car before crossing the median into the southbound lane of US 15 and going down an embankment.

The person driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

The pickup truck driver was treated for minor injuries on scene

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