Driver injured when box truck crashes into Penn Township bar

PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A box truck crashed into a bar in Penn Township on Monday night, badly injuring the driver.

First responders were called to McBride Station at 340 Pittsburgh Road just after 9:30 p.m.

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The driver was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. We’re told he was critically injured.

The owners of the bar told Channel 11 the building has been hit at least 20 times. We have security video showing the powerful impact. The force was so strong, it looked like an explosion.

A large tarp was placed over the hole where the truck came through. On the other side was a dance floor and seating area.

The owner said he is thankful no customers or staff were injured.

The bar is closed until further notice.

This isn’t the first serious crash on that stretch of Route 8.

A Knoch High School student was killed in a crash near the bar in 2017.

In 2008, a 24-year-old was killed in a multi-vehicle crash along the road.

The cause of Monday’s crash is under investigation.

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