Fatal crash report

Fatal crash in Berks County, Pennsylvania

December 14, 2021 · FARS case 2021-421135

Location as recorded in the police report (40.4968, -76.1994). It may be approximate.
Deaths
3
Vehicles
5
People involved
8
Time
22:23
Tuesday

Location and conditions

Road
I-78 WILLIAM PENN HWY
Route type
Interstate
Area
Rural
Weather
Clear
Lighting
Dark - Not Lighted
Junction
Non-Junction
Intersection type
Not an Intersection
Manner of collision
Front-to-Rear
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In-Transport

Vehicles and occupants

Vehicle 1: 2020 Volvo Truck VNR

Medium and heavy trucks · 0 deaths in this vehicle · Speeding-related

  • Driver · Age 55-64 No apparent injury

Vehicle 2: 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Vans · 0 deaths in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 45-54 Injured, severity unknown

Vehicle 3: 2011 Kia Rio

Cars · 2 deaths in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 35-44 Suspected serious injury
  • Passenger · Age 21-24 Fatal injury
  • Passenger · Age 21-24 Fatal injury
  • Passenger · Age 25-34 Suspected minor injury

Vehicle 4: 2017 Jeep Cherokee

SUVs · 1 death in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 45-54 Fatal injury

Vehicle 5: 2019 Freightliner Cascadia

Medium and heavy trucks · 0 deaths in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 45-54 No apparent injury

More about this area

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS records contain no names. Ages are shown as bands and locations as reported by police.