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Route 28 reopens near Etna following tanker crash, spill

Jack Troy
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WTAE
A tanker truck overturned along Route 28 near Etna on early Tuesday evening.
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Courtesy of PennDOT
Emergency crews remained on Route 28 near Etna around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday cleaning up after a tanker crashed about four hours earlier and began leaking fuel.

The southbound lanes of Route 28 near Etna reopened early Wednesday morning after a tanker crashed in the area and started leaking fuel Tuesday evening.

An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said emergency units were alerted of a single-vehicle crash by the exit around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday.

One person was taken to the hospital, the dispatcher said.

Police, fire and emergency medical services personnel were still on scene as of 10:10 p.m.

TribLive news partner WTAE reported the road reopened around 3 a.m.

Jack Troy is a TribLive reporter covering the Freeport Area and Kiski Area school districts and their communities. He also reports on Penn Hills municipal affairs. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in January 2024 after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh. He can be reached at jtroy@triblive.com.

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