Three transported following two-vehicle crash in Rostraver Township
Three were transported following a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on Route 51 in Rostraver Township, according to Westmoreland County Public Safety.
The collision happened on Route 51 southbound in front of BillÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Golfland, with the emergency call following the collision coming in at 12:44 p.m., Westmoreland County Public Safety said.
According to Rostraver Township Police, the collision occurred between vehicles driven by William Hertzog of Webster and Charles Krasonic of West Newton, who had one passenger, Ethel Krasonic.
Rostraver Central Fire Department referred comment to township police but posted on Facebook that one patient was transported in trauma arrest and was extricated by a Hurst Jaws of Life rescue tool, and that two additional patients were transported by Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services and Mon Valley EMS, one flown to a trauma center from Rostraver Airport. A fire had to be extinguished in one of the vehicles, the fire department added.
Township police said they were assisted on scene by state policeÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ accident reconstruction division, Rostraver Central Fire Department, Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services, Mon Valley EMS, PennDOT and ThompsonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Towing.
The accident is currently under investigation, according to township police.
One southbound lane of Route 51 remains closed, according to Westmoreland County Public Safety.

