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Crash involving tractor-trailer temporarily shuts down I-70 in Westmoreland County

I-70 crash Source: Rostraver Township Fire Department (Facebook)

A stretch of I-70 was shut down in Westmoreland County after a crash on Friday.

PennDOT advised that the westbound lanes of I-70 are closed between Exit 46 (Route 51 Pittsburgh/Uniontown) and Exit 44 (Arnold City).

The road had reopened by about 12:30 p.m.

A Westmoreland County 911 supervisor says the crash was reported at 10:31 a.m. around mile marker 44.8. A tractor-trailer and a vehicle reportedly collided.

One person was taken to a hospital from the scene.

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