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Two-vehicle crash halts traffic on I-79

Traffic is backed up on Interstate 79 in Cranberry following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon. This image is from a from a PennDOT camera on Interstate 79 at mile marker 78.1.

A crash on I-79 northbound near Exit 78 stopped traffic Wednesday afternoon. According to dispatch radio, emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle accident that occurred about 1:20 p.m.

One of the vehicles reportedly had a horse trailer attached. At least two horses were removed from the trailer.

Crews cleared the scene around 2:20 p.m. and traffic returned to normal.

This is a breaking news report - read more in Thursday's Butler Eagle.

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