MINERSVILLE - The borough's street department worked to remove ice from the intersection of Seltzer and Division roads in Norwegian Township on Tuesday following a crash the previous day.
Borough street supervisor Jeffrey Enders said Tuesday that his crew worked to remove about eight inches of ice that formed on the intersection from water that comes out of an underground spring.
He said that they have not had this problem in the past because not as much ice has formed on the intersection before.
While the street department currently can only place sandbags to stop water from going across the road, next week they plan to mill out that section so the water will run onto the berm instead of the roadway.
Minersville police Chief Michael Combs said that they were going to close Division Road temporarily.
"We are going to do what we can for the moment," Combs said.
The ice was the reason a crash occurred at 4:13 p.m. Monday, according to state police at Schuylkill Haven. No one was injured.
Combs said that since Seltzer Road is in Norwegian Township, borough police only assisted with traffic control, but the homes surrounding it are in the borough so both the borough and township are working to remedy the situation.
The township then heavily salted the roadway Monday.
State police said that the crash occurred as the vehicle driven by Camille M. McGonigle, 24, of Pottsville, was traveling west on Seltzer Road and slid on a patch of ice.
McGonigle's vehicle spun clockwise, crossed the eastbound lane and shoulder and then, hit an embankment.
The vehicle spun counterclockwise and came to final rest in the eastbound lane.
She was not injured, but her vehicle sustained significant damage and was towed from the scene,
McGonigle does not face any charges in relation to the crash because she was driving at a safe speed.