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Man injured in ATV rollover

Firefighters respond to pipeline worksite

CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Firefighters rescued a man from an ATV rollover at a pipeline worksite off Shannon Road this morning.

The man was taken by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital with serious injuries, said Dave Bestwick, Butler Township Station 3 assistant fire chief.

The accident happened about one mile from the road and firefighters from the Butler Township and Connoquenessing departments had to access the scene using off-road capable vehicles.

Butler Township used its squad vehicle and a Stokes basket to extricate the patient, who was on a hillside, Bestwick said.

Butler Ambulance Service also responded. State Police were investigating the accident.

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