HARMAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Multiple people were taken to a hospital after a crash in Harmar Township involving three vehicles, including a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus.
Police, firefighters and medics were called to Freeport Road near the intersection of Pearl Avenue around 7:22 a.m.
An SUV appears to have crashed into a utility pole and has heavy front-end damage. The PRT bus has damage to its right front side. A tri-axle truck was also involved.
Seven people were taken to a hospital: six people from the bus, and one from the SUV.
First responders on scene told Channel 11 it is believed that the tri-axle tried turning right on red at Pearl Avenue onto Freeport Road, while the bus traveling down Freeport Road had the green light.
Kelly Motter, who owns a business across from the intersection, said she installed barriers in front of her business out of fear a crash like Friday’s might happen.
“I took precautionary measures because I saw that this was going to happen,” Motter said. “These lines need to be repainted so that people hopefully then don’t pull as far out into the intersection.”
Motter also said she believes increased traffic enforcement is needed in the area, especially involving speeding and trucks using nearby roads.
Neighbors echoed those concerns, saying speeding vehicles and heavy truck traffic are common problems along the busy roadway.
“Very noisy, very congested, busy, people flying up and down that road all the time, trying to beat the light,” Sandy Wisniewski said.
PRT says the crash is still an active investigation.
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