Multi-Vehicle Accident Shuts Down Interstate

A section of Interstate 70 northbound, near the Laboratory Exit in South Strabane Township was closed for about two hours Monday morning, following a multi-vehicle accident. According to Washington County 911, the accident happened just after ten o’clock and shut down the interstate near the fly-over ramp until just after noon. There’s been no word on the cause of the crash, but we do know that it involved at least three vehicles and one person was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. Another individual was taken to a hospital by ambulance. There’s been no word on the extent of their injuries.