A multi-vehicle crash in Conewago Township sent at least two vehicles up in flames Friday evening, injuring two people and sparking a fire that spread into nearby trees before crews could put it out. The wreck happened at East Canal Road and Hickory Ridge Circle, leaving a stretch of roadway closed well into the night as investigators worked the scene.
According to WGAL, the crash involved multiple vehicles, with at least two of them fully engulfed in flames afterward. The severity of the two people's injuries was not known, but both were transported to a local hospital following the crash, the station reported.
Fire Spread From Cars to Nearby Trees
The flames from the burning vehicles did not stay contained to the wreckage. Fire spread to trees in the area surrounding the crash site, according to the same report, turning what began as a vehicle collision into a larger blaze that required local fire departments to respond and extinguish it.
East Canal Road was shut down between Jug Road and Hickory Ridge Circle as crews worked the scene, but it was open by the time of publication, per the report.
Investigation Continues at the Scene
Crews remained at the crash scene as the investigation continued, and no cause had been released.
A separate report from fox43.com indicated dispatch logged a call at 7:44 p.m. for an earlier Conewago Township crash at the same intersection in February 2026, not for the October 2 crash.
The crash adds to a string of serious wrecks in Conewago Township in recent years. In August 2024, local21news reported that a man was killed after a motorcycle struck a tree in the same township, though that incident was unrelated to Friday's crash.
