Section of I-79 in Kennedy reopens after morning crash

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Section of I-79 in Kennedy reopens after morning crash

Paul Guggenheimer | Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:16 a.m.

Courtesy of PennDOT

Southbound lanes of Interstate 79 were closed Tuesday morning after a crash blocked the highway in Kennedy.

Authorities on Tuesday afternoon reopened a section of Interstate 79 in Kennedy that closed after a multiple-vehicle crash in the morning.

The crash involving a tractor-trailer, dump truck and van happened around 9 a.m. at the Crafton/Route 60 exit. The tractor-trailer overturned and the dump truck ended up through a guardrail.

All southbound lanes were closed between Exit 60B (PA 60 North) and Exit 59B (I-376 West/Airport) for about six hours. They reopened around 3 p.m., officials said.

ANOTHER OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER - This one on Interstate 79 Southbound at the Crafton / Rt 60 Exit. ALL LANES BLOCKED with heavy delays building. #WPXI #PittsburghTraffic pic.twitter.com/oHbQgxkww3

— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) October 19, 2021

Motorists were being detoured around the area of the crash.

Two people were taken to hospitals after the crash, authorities said. The nature and severity of their injuries was not immediately known.

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