Two injured in Morris Township crash
Two people were injured in Morris Township Tuesday evening after their vehicle crossed the double yellow line and struck a tractor-trailer.
Morris Township Fire Department Chief Dave Dietrich said the accident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Prosperity Pike, just south of its intersection with Cash Day Road. According to Dietrich, the man and woman who were injured are from out of state, and were passing through the area to meet relatives in West Virginia.
Dietrich said the man was driving south and failed to negotiate a slight bend in the road, and crossed into the northbound lane, striking the rear of a tractor-trailer. A second tractor-trailer also headed north then struck the vehicle.
The woman suffered minor injuries.
“We were able to get her out of the car and treat her on scene until the ambulance arrived,” Dietrich said.
The driver was trapped in the vehicle, and was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after first responders were able to extricate him. According to Dietrich, he was alert and speaking prior to boarding the helicopter.
“When we first got there, he was kind of in and out of consciousness,” Dietrich said.
Also responding were South Franklin Fire Department, West Finley Fire Department and Ambulance and Chair.