The driver of a minivan is dead following a chain reactioncrash on Interstate 78.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, 37-year-old DarrenWhipple, crashed his minivan into the rear of a tractor trailer shortly before4:30 p.m on I-78 in upper Tulpehocken Township. The tractor-trailer wasreportedly slowing to enter a construction zone and was forced by the impact ofthe minivan into the back of a truck hauling an oversized load.

Whipple was transported by emergency services to Readinghospital, where he died a short time later. The driver of the tractor-trailerwas also taken to Reading but state police had no information on the extent ofhis injuries.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Pennsylvaniacar accident, please contact the Harrisburg Personal Injury Attorneys ofLowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-329-3511.