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Truck nearly plows into ambulance on a Pennsylvania interstate, cable median barrier stops it

On May 10, 2025, a dump truck went out of control near Carlisle on I-81, narrowly missing an ambulance that was transporting medics and a patient.
The incident happened where cable median barriers had been installed about eight years ago after pressure from Cumberland Goodwill EMS to reduce deadly crossover crashes.
The cable barriers prevented the truck from reaching the ambulance, avoiding serious injury or fatality, and only minor damage occurred to the ambulance.
Nathan Harig, assistant chief of Cumberland Goodwill EMS, stated that without the barrier, the crash would have been far more severe, and he expressed appreciation for the barrier's effectiveness in preventing serious accidents.
The successful prevention highlights a significant drop in deadly crashes where the barriers exist, prompting calls to install them throughout I-81 to improve overall road safety.

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