Turnpike crash in Mt. Pleasant area clogs road
A two-mile backlog was reported on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Friday evening as a result of a tractor-trailer truck that hit a barrier and overturned in the westbound lanes at milepost 85 in Mt. Pleasant Township, a Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety supervisor said.
The accident was reported at about 6:30 p.m. The tractor-trailer rig was carrying paper rolls, according to firefighters who responded to the crash.
The driver was reported injured in the accident.
Mt. Pleasant firefighters were assisted by other fire departments.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
Remove the ads from your TribLIVE reading experience but still support the journalists who create the content with TribLIVE Ad-Free.