1 dead in Route 51 crash involving Port Authority bus

One person is dead after a crash involving a Port Authority bus.

Route 51 is closed in Jefferson Hills.

The crash happened around 4 p.m. Thursday in the southbound lanes. The road is closed between Elliott Road and Practice Tee Drive.

We are working to learn the name of the person who died, for Channel 11 News after the game.

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From Chopper 11, you could see a gray pickup truck in front of the bus with heavy damage to the front end of the vehicle. The driver was taken to the hospital, according to a Port Authority spokesperson.

The bus also sustained damage.

The preliminary investigation shows the driver of the pickup truck was driving northbound in a southbound lane on Route 51 and struck the bus head-on. The name of that driver hasn't been released.

The bus driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

There was no one on the bus except for the driver.

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