3 injured in crash that shut down parts of Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County
An adult and child were flown to a hospital after being injured in a two-vehicle crash that shut down parts of Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County Thursday night.
Dispatchers from 911 said another person was taken to a hospital by ambulance. The adult who was flown had been ejected from the car in the crash, dispatchers said.
Roads were closed Thursday night between Exit 43 in Rostraver Township and where the interstate crosses the Westmoreland County line into Washington County.
Both eastbound lanes and one westbound lane were reopened as of 10:50 p.m., and the other westbound lane was cleared and reopened by 2 a.m., dispatchers said.
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.
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