Southbound Route 119 reopened in East Huntingdon following 2-vehicle crash

Patrick Varine
Friday, May 29, 2020 11:15 a.m. | Friday, May 29, 2020 11:15 a.m.

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Paul Peirce | Tribune-Review

PennDOT workers gather at the scene of a crash on Friday, May 29, 2020, on Route 119 involving a PennDOT truck and another vehicle in East Huntingdon Township.

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A crash Friday morning involving a PennDOT truck on Route 119 partially closed the roadway in East Huntingdon Township.

Route 119 is partially closed in East Huntingdon Township following a crash involving a PennDOT truck, Westmoreland County emergency officials said.

The southbound lanes of Route 119 are closed near its intersection with Routes 981 and 31 following a crash reported shortly before 11 a.m.

The crash involved a PennDOT dump truck and another vehicle, according to East Huntingdon Township Emergency Management Coordinator James King.

Southbound traffic on Route 119 is being turned around and re-routed to Routes 31 and 819.