ERIE COUNTY — UPDATE @ 9:20 p.m.
A nearly 50-car pileup that left four dead and multiple injured closed down the Ohio Turnpike Friday afternoon.
Ohio State Highway Patrol crews respond to multiple crashes on I-80 eastbound between Route 53 and State Route 4 in Groton Township in Erie County.
Troopers have confirmed that at least four people are dead and multiple injuries have been reported.
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Buses were used to take people from their vehicles to a local facility so they could stay warm.
As of 9 p.m., the turnpike remains closed in both directions between exit 91 & exit 118 as crews work to clear 15 commercial vehicles from the roadway.
OSP said they will provide details on the crash on their Twitter.
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