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A person was killed after a tractor-trailer crossed the median and crashed into an SUV on Interstate 279 in Allegheny County on Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Troopers said the tractor-trailer driver lost control on southbound I-279 in Ohio Township, crossed the median and guide rail, then hit a Lincoln Navigator that was driving northbound.
The driver of the SUV, later identified as 54-year-old Joseph Sasso, was confirmed dead at the scene by medical staff, police said. The tractor-trailer driver was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The crash closed northbound I-279 between the Bellevue/West View and Camp Horne Road interchanges. Drivers were instructed to use alternate routes.
Also because of the crash, the I-579 HOV lanes were closed in the outbound direction until the directional switch was made for the morning rush hour, PennDOT said.
No other information was immediately released on Tuesday afternoon.
