Spring Township road closed for ‘extended period of time’ after farm vehicle crash, police say
A local road was closed Thursday after a farm vehicle sheared off a utility pole in Spring Township, police wrote in a Facebook post.
Weaver Hill Road is expected to be closed for an extended period of time, Spring Township police wrote in a Facebook post. It’s unclear when the crash occurred; police published their post about 4:20 p.m.
A handful of customers lost power, but it was restored by 9 p.m., according to West Penn Power.
As of 9:30 p.m., police hadn’t issued an update on when the road will reopen.
There were 37 crashes into a utility pole between 2012 and 2021 in Spring Township, state Department of Transportation data showed. That trailed only Potter Township (46) and Ferguson Township (39).
This story was originally published April 20, 2023 at 5:26 PM.