A Greyhound bus and a tractor-trailer collided on Interstate 90 in North East Township early Thursday, September 17, 2026, sending nine people to local hospitals and spilling thousands of prepared meals across the highway. Pennsylvania State Police said the crash happened around 12:21 a.m. in the westbound lanes near mile marker 45.6 in North East Township.
The bus was carrying 36 passengers when it collided with the tractor-trailer, according to Erie News Now. Nine people were transported to UPMC Hamot and AHN Saint Vincent Hospital for treatment, the station reported, though the extent of their injuries has not been made public. The reported hospitalization count was nine.
Thousands of Meals Cover the Highway
The tractor-trailer was hauling pallets of Factor prepared meals at the time of the crash, and the impact scattered thousands of them across both westbound lanes, per the same report. The wreckage and spilled cargo completely blocked the highway, forcing that stretch of I-90 to close for several hours overnight while crews worked to clear the scene.
Pennsylvania State Police said the crash remains under investigation. No information has been released about which vehicle initiated the collision, the sequence of impact, or contributing factors such as weather or road conditions.
Part of a Rough Stretch for Pennsylvania Greyhound Routes
The cited Metro Magazine report, published October 10, 2013, describes a separate Greyhound charter-bus crash in central Pennsylvania that killed one woman, critically injured four other people and sent dozens more to the hospital, according to Metro Magazine, citing WABC. That crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-80 in Union County's White Deer Township, near the exit for Williamsport, when investigators said the bus slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer.
Pennsylvania has seen other Greyhound-truck incidents in recent months. In February, a coach bus carrying 33 people struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 380 near Moscow, according to Fox56. That collision left the bus's exit door inoperable, forcing rescuers to remove it to reach passengers, though fire officials reported only minor injuries. Multiple fire crews and PennDOT crews responded to that scene as well.
The supplied material does not verify details about a motorcoach crash in April 2025. Pennsylvania's own crash-data tool, maintained by the state transportation department, tracks highway safety figures by year and category, though no verified trend data specific to this crash has been released.
No further details on the North East crash, including whether the highway has since reopened, have been confirmed. Pennsylvania State Police have not indicated when the investigation might conclude.
