Saturday turned quite busy for Indiana County emergency responders, including s serious accident in Homer City. Homer City and Coral-Graceton firefighters were dispatched for an accident on Route 119 South in Homer City at 12:15, and Coral-Graceton set up a helicopter landing zone shortly before 1 PM.
OUR PREVIOUS REPORT:
Traffic was blocked for about an hour and a half as crews worked to clear a rear-end collision Saturday near Homer City.
The crash was reported around 12:00 PM at the intersection of Routes 119 and 56 and involved an SUV rear-ending a minivan. Homer City and Coral-Graceton fire crews were dispatched to the scene at 12:15 PM along with state police. Crews were on the scene for about an hour and a half to investigate and clean up the scene. Traffic southbound was re-routed through Homer City at Mistretta Distributing Company. Coral-Graceton fire crews were also sent to set up a landing zone for a LifeFlight helicopter.
Troopers on-scene confirmed at least two people were taken to the hospital. Their identities have not been confirmed.
Other 911 calls on Saturday:
- Marion Center firefighters answered a call for a large tree down on the road at the intersection of Johnston Road and Rowe Road in East Mahoning Township just after one o’clock.
- In the five o’clock hour, Black Lick and Blairsville firefighters checked out a carbon monoxide alarm along Route 22 in Burrell Township and Indiana firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm along Warren Road in White Township.
- And just after 11 PM, Rossiter firefighters were dispatched to an accident on Lower Clinton Street in Rossiter.
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