By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A pedestrian was run over and killed by a trailer along Interstate 70 on Monday morning.
The accident happened just before 7:30 am along the tracks to the east of I-70, near exit 38 (Mon-Fayette Expressway) in Fallowfield Township.
(Photo credit: Chris Hoffman)
According to the Washington County Coroner’s Office, John Marvin Isenberg III, 33, from Ohio, was working on a damaged vehicle on the right side of the highway when the tractor trailer hit him.
(Photo credit: Chris Hoffman)
Interstate 70 was closed for about three hours, but reopened to traffic around 10:30 am
Traffic delays – drivers will encounter traffic delays in the #PaTurnpike Toll 43 South (Mon-Fayette Expressway) between exits 36B and exit 34 due to a closed road on I-70 East. @PA_Turnpike @TotalTrafficPIT @KDKARadio @KDKAtraffic @WTAE pic.twitter.com/ozRaRZrhuH
– PA Turnpike Alerts (@PATurnpikeAlert) January 11, 2021
The Pennsylvania State Police is investigating the accident.
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