Crime & Safety
Man Injured in I-79 Rollover Crash Near Cranberry Exit
The accident briefly shut down the highway.
The northbound lanes of Interstate 79 were briefly shut down Tuesday morning after a rollover accident between the Cranberry and Evans City exits.
Mark Nanna, administrator for the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company, said firefighters and Cranberry EMS responded to the scene at about 6:11 a.m.
The injured driver in the one-car crash was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Pittsburgh, Nanna said. His name and condition were not known.
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Fire Chief Brian Kovac said emergency responders had to remove a door from the sedan to pull the injured driver out.
"The vehicle was on its roof," he said.
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The highway has since reopened. There is no word yet on what caused the car to flip over. State police continue to investigate the crash, Kovac said.
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