A Friday afternoon accident on Interstate 79 sent six people to hospitals. At approximately 2:20 pm first responders were sent to Interstate 79 North near Manifold Road for a multi-vehicle accident. When crews arrived they found one car with heavy damage in the median and a second car rolled on its roof on the side of the road. According to South Strabane Township fire fighters, five people were transported to UPMC/Washington Hospital and one was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital trauma center. The accident shut down all lanes of Interstate 79 North while crews worked to clear the accident. The road was reopened an hour later. The accident remains under investigation.(Photo: South Strabane Township Fire Department Facebook)