Vehicle Rollover Reported on I-90 Eastbound Near 9 Mile Marker

Girard Township, PA – This afternoon at around 4:30 PM, fire and rescue personnel from Platea Volunteer Fire Department, Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, and West County Paramedics were dispatched to the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 near the 9 mile marker, just east of the Route 18 / I-90 interchange, for a reported motor vehicle accident involving a rollover. Due to the reported mechanism of the crash, STAT MedEvac was initially placed on standby.

West County Paramedics unit 110 began responding to the scene. While traveling in the area, Girard's 551 came upon the incident and stopped to check on the vehicle and its occupants. 551 reported a single vehicle overturned in a ditch with its wheels facing upward. Personnel quickly began assessing the situation and reported that two patients required medical evaluation. Based on the initial assessment, the medical helicopter was placed back in service.

Shortly after, Platea units 592 and 599 went enroute, with 592 arriving on scene moments later. Upon their arrival, Pennsylvania State Police advised that fire department units could be placed back in service and assumed control of the incident. West County Paramedics 110 continued with patient care and transported to a nearby hospital for further evaluation.

It was later determined that a secondary vehicle was involved in the incident. Pennsylvania State Police troopers remained on scene to conduct an investigation into the crash. Eagle Towing responded promptly and worked to remove the overturned vehicle from the ditch.