Mechanicsburg man killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-83

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Emergency personnel confer at the scene of a fatal accident on northbound I-83 south of the Exit 34, Valley Green, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Northbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours after the crash which occurred just before 9 a.m. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch

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Firefighters respond to the scene of a fatal accident on northbound I-83 south of Exit 34, Valley Green, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Northbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours after the crash which occurred just before 9 a.m. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch

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Traffic is snarled on northbound I-83 at Exit 33, Yocumtown, after a fatal accident occurred south of Exit 34, Valley Green, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Northbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours after the crash which occurred just before 9 a.m. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch

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Northbound I-83 is closed at Exit 33, Yocumtown, after a fatal accident occurred on northbound I-83, south of Exit 34, Valley Green, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. The interstate was closed for several hours after the crash which occurred just before 9 a.m. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch

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Pennsylvania State Troopers were on the scene of a fatal accident on northbound I-83, south of Exit 34, Valley Green, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Northbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours after the crash which occurred just before 9 a.m. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch

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Traffic exits I-83 at Exit 33, Yocumtown, after a fatal accident occurred on northbound I-83, south of Exit 34, Valley Green, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Northbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours after the crash which occurred just before 9 a.m. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch

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Traffic is directed at the Exit 33, Yocumtown, after a fatal accident occurred on northbound I-83, south of Exit 34, Valley Green, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Northbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours after the crash which occurred just before 9 a.m. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch

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A multi-vehicle crash caused the death of one person on Interstate 83 in Newberry Township Thursday morning. 

The crash was reported just before 9 a.m. on I-83 northbound between Exit 33, Yocumtown, and Exit 34, Valley Green. The northbound lanes we reopened by 3 p.m., according to 511pa.com.

State police said in a news release Ronald Orendi, 63, of Mechanicsburg, died in the crash. 

According to state police, a tractor-trailer stopped because of traffic, and a cargo van behind it also stopped. But truck cab behind the van did not come to a stop, and it struck the van.

That van, driven by Orendi, then struck the rear of the tractor-trailer, police said.

Police said the driver of the truck cab was Alexis Rivera, 34, of Duncannon, Perry County. He was not injured. 

The tractor-trailer driver, Anthony E. Green, 30, of Clio, Michigan, was not injured, police said. 

Orendi succumbed to his injuries at the scene, officials said.