A PennDOT truck called by Pennsylvania State Police to clear a section of Route 308 following an accident ended up sliding off the road before it could make it to its destination on Wednesday Dec 16, 2020.

Multiple accidents have been reported in the last few hours as the snowfall began to accumulate and create slick conditions on the roads.

Route 308 was so slippery with ice and snow during Wednesday's storm that even a PennDOT truck that was responding to clear the road following an accident ended up at the guardrail itself.

Pennsylvania State Police closed a portion of Route 308 between Holyoke and Marvel roads Wednesday morning while they waited for PennDOT to arrive to clear the road in order to help move a Ford pickup truck that had slid off the road into a guardrail early in the day.

According to Trooper Shaun Milkovich, as the PennDOT plow truck was driving up Route 308, the truck started to slide across the road. As the driver tried to gain control of the vehicle he slid into his lane and hit the guardrail.

In another instance, Jim Knepp of Herman was traveling on Bonniebrook Road near the Route 422 interchange encountered a tractor-trailer that had jackknifed on the side of the road. He rounded a bend and about 50 yards later, he saw a second tractor-trailer jackknifed in the middle of the road.

“It's pretty slick,” Knepp said. “I was in 4-wheel drive. I've seen a lot of flatbeds out and about too.”

Drivers who do not need to be traveling during the storm are advised by PennDOT to stay off the roads.

This is a breaking news report.