Police: Driver of car hit by coal truck in Kiski Township suffers minor injury

Tony LaRussa | Wednesday, March 16, 2022 5:57 p.m.

Courtesy Kiski Twp. police

The driver of a vehicle suffered minor injuries after colliding with a coal truck along Route 56 near Apollo-Ridge High School shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

The driver of a vehicle that collided with a coal truck on Wednesday morning escaped serious injury, according to police.

The two-vehicle accident was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. along state Route 56 in front of Apollo-Ridge schools, police wrote in a news release.

Police said the truck was traveling westbound on Route 56 when the car pulled out in front of it and caused the crash, police said.

Authorities said the incident remains under investigation.