Route 51 was shut down twice Friday afternoon after a car fire and an accident that happened within hours of one another. One man was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a truck along Route 51 early Monday morning.
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Route 51 on Sunday afternoon. A woman was critically injured when she was hit by a vehicle in Overbrook Friday morning. A 6-year-old boy remains in the hospital and his mother is facing charges after he was hit by a vehicle in Beaver County.
A multi-vehicle crash prompted traffic restrictions along Route 51 during the evening rush hour. Repairs are underway on Becks Run Road in Carrick after parts of the road were ripped apart in Wednesday night's torrential downpour and flooding. Heavy, slow-moving rains dumped a significant amount of water on parts of the Pittsburgh area Wednesday evening, causing dangerous flash flooding and shutting down roads. It took crews more than an hour to extract a tractor trailer driver from his vehicle after a crash on Route 51 in Fayette County on Friday afternoon.
Police found more than bags of what they believe to be heroin in Elizabeth Borough. The section of Route 51 that was closed for almost a week due to a devastating landslide in the West End reopened Saturday. A major landslide that destroyed one home and closed a section of Route 51 in the West End is close to being cleaned up. A local couple who have lost their home has been told by their insurance company that mudslides aren't covered. Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith says it's time to stop putting a Band-Aid on the landslide problem and look for a permanent solution.
The weekend's heavy rain has renewed concerns over landslides in western Pennsylvania. Part of Route 51 northbound will be closed until further notice due to a major landslide near the West End Circle. A woman was killed in a two-vehicle, rollover crash along busy Route 51 in Westmoreland County on Thursday afternoon.
