I-79 South reopens after truck crash

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I-79 South reopens after truck crash

Brian C. Rittmeyer | Sunday, January 31, 2021 8:32 p.m.

Ryan Minutello | WPXI

Interstate 79 southbound was closed at the Mt. Nebo exit after a tractor-trailer crash on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021.

Southbound lanes of Interstate 79 reopened Sunday night after a crash closed part of the road in the North Hills for several hours, according to PennDOT.

Crews closed the highway around 8:30 p.m. at Mt. Nebo Road, exit 68, because of a truck crash, PennDOT spokeswoman Yasmeen Manyisha said. The road reopened around 10:30 p.m., according to PennDOT’s Twitter page.

CLEARED: Crash on I-79 southbound between Exit 68 - Mt Nebo Rd and Exit 66 - To PA 65.

— 511PA Pittsburgh (@511PAPittsburgh) February 1, 2021

The incident involved one tractor-trailer in Sewickley Hills, according to Allegheny County 911. No injuries were reported.

“Crews need to clear the crash and clean up the spilled contents from the truck,” Manyisha said at the time.

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh reported that road conditions in the area were beginning to decline as snow continued to fall throughout the night.

Road conditions are starting to decline over the last hour in the Pittsburgh area.

Accident on I-79 near Mt.Nebo. Please be careful out there. Image from Penndot camera: https://t.co/FVrKrwhCV8 pic.twitter.com/757DoiJKjn

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) February 1, 2021

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