Four people were sent to a local hospital after a crash on Interstate 81 near Wilkes-Barre. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 10:30 PM EST December 20, 2020 Troopers say two cars and a tractor-trailer collided around 6 p.m. on Sunday in the southbound lanes of I-81, near the Highland Park Boulevard exit in Wilkes-Barre Township. The cars ended up in the median. Each car had two people inside. All four people were taken to a nearby hospital but there is no word on the extent of their injuries. Traffic was backed up for about a mile while crews cleaned up the wreck. State police are still investigating the crash.