1 flown to hospital after crash in Mt. Pleasant Township

Jeff Himler | Friday, September 2, 2022 10:36 p.m.

Courtesy of WPXI-TV

This SUV was towed after crashing into a tree on Friday along Clay Pike Road in Mt. Pleasant Township. One occupant was extricated and flown to a Pittsburgh hospital.

One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a wreck Friday evening in Mt. Pleasant Township, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher.

First responders had to free the motorist from the vehicle after it crashed into a tree along Clay Pike Road near Stairs Road, the dispatcher said.

The wreck was reported shortly before 5:30 p.m. The SUV was towed from the scene.

Firefighters from Kecksburg and Chestnut Ridge were dispatched.

Additional details weren’t immediately available.