First responders were busy yesterday afternoon into last night with several calls reported during that time.
A total of four vehicle accidents were reported on Tuesday. After two crashes were reported in the morning, two were reported within minutes of each other. One was along Airport Road in White Township at 12:09 PM. Indiana firefighters, Citizens Ambulance and State Police were summoned at the time.
Indiana Assistant Fire Chief Ron Moreau said a motorcyclist swerved to avoid hitting an animal and went off the roadway. The driver went up an embankment and suffered lower body injuries.
Fire crews set up a landing zone and the driver was flown to a trauma center in Pittsburgh for treatment of lower body injuries.
At 12:16 PM, another accident was reported along Fire Academy Road in Center Township. The Homer City fire department, State Police and Citizens Ambulance were called out at that time.
Police have not yet released official crash reports yet.
Two fires were also reported yesterday. Those were an unknown fire in East Mahoning Township at 9:31 PM. Armagh/East Wheatfield Township fire crews were called out at that time. Then at 11:56 PM, Indiana, Homer City and Clymer fire departments were dispatched for a structure fire at K&K Mining Products along Airport Road in White Township. The county’s RIT team and Citizens’ Ambulance were also called out at that time.
Indiana fire officials confirm that a ventilation system above a welding robot was the cause of the fire and crews were able to contain it.
No details available on the first fire.
