Wild dashcam video captures the moment a stranded motorist is forced to leap for his life as a truck barrels into an 18-wheeler during a deadly pileup on a Pennsylvania highway Monday.
The footage shows the truck cruising along on a snow-covered Interstate 81 in Schuylkill around 11 a.m. when the massive pileup appears suddenly in front of the driver — too late for him to stop.
He skids and slams into the stranded truck, one of the dozens of vehicles caught in the pileup that killed at least three people, the video posted on Facebook shows.
The driver can then be heard moaning after the vehicle comes to a crashing halt.
Authorities said a dangerous blend of snow and fog led to the pileup that shut down a section of the highway in rural Pennsylvania, state transportation officials said.
The massive crash sent at least 24 people to area hospitals, with as many as 60 vehicles involved in the mayhem — several bursting into flames, WGAL-TV reported.
The northbound lanes of the interstate remained shut between exits 107 and 119 late Monday as emergency crews worked to douse flames and clear vehicles, the outlet said.
The stranded motorist was forced to leap for his life as a truck barreled into an 18-wheeler. 
At least three people died in the multi-car pileup on I-81 in Schuylkill County, PA.Skook News 
As many as 60 vehicles were involved in the mayhem.David McKeown/Republican-Herald via AP 
A small car is crushed between tractor-trailers on Interstate 81.David McKeown/Republican-Herald via AP 
Firefighters work at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash near the Minersville exit.David McKeown/Republican-Herald via AP 
The crash sent at least 24 people to area hospitals.David McKeown/Republican-Herald via AP 
Authorities said a dangerous blend of snow and fog led to the pileup.Mike Moye 
The pileup shut down a section of the Pennsylvania highway.David McKeown/Republican-Herald via AP 
Authorities were extinguishing fires throughout the afternoon.Mike Moye