Pennsylvania State Police in Indiana released more details regarding a pair of motor vehicle accidents that happened yesterday.
Public Information Officer Trooper Cliff Greenfield says that one person was injured in a single-car crash that happened shortly before 6 p.m. yesterday in Burrell Township. Greenfield said that a car, operated by 58-year-old Joseph Henigin of Blairsville, was travelling north on State Route 217 and, while navigating a left turn, drove across the left shoulder and hit a home along Lear Road.
Henigin was flown to UPMC Altoona for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Residents inside the home were uninjured.
A two-vehicle crash was also reported yesterday to Indiana County 9-1-1 around 4:08 p.m.
Greenfield said one car crossed the center line and side-swiped an on-coming vehicle. Minor injuries were reported in the crash, however, state police have not released a report on this crash yet.
What we originally reported:
Two more vehicle accidents were reported to Indiana County 9-1-1 on Wednesday.
The first crash was reported around 4:20 p.m. in Center Township along Lucerne Road near the Kovalchick Corporation. Homer City fire crews were dispatched along with Citizens’ Ambulance and Pennsylvania State Police.
The second crash happened in Burrell Township shortly before six o’clock. Fire crews from Blairsville and Black Lick were dispatched to Lear Road for a one-car crash with entrapment.
Possible injuries in both crashes are unknown at this time and Pennsylvania State Police have not released crash reports for either accident yet.
Other calls included a gas leak that saw fire crews from Coal Run/McIntyre and Iselin/West Lebanon dispatched to Blackleggs Road in Young Township shortly after 10 o’clock, and Commodore fire crews were dispatched to Vanderbilt St. in Green Township around 7 o’clock for reports of a tree down in the area.
