2 injured in East Huntingdon crash

Jacob Tierney
Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 7:47 a.m. | Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 7:47 a.m.

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Mary Pickels | Tribune-Review

First responders survey the scene of a crash on Route 819 in East Huntingdon Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.

Mary Pickels | Tribune-Review

A medical helicopter at West Overton Village waits to fly the victim of a crash on Route 819 in East Huntingdon.

Mary Pickels | Tribune-Review

First responders survey the scene of a crash on Route 819 in East Huntingdon Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.

Mary Pickels | Tribune-Review

Wreckage from a crash on Route 819 in East Huntingdon Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.

Mary Pickels | Tribune-Review

First responders survey the scene of a crash on Route 819 in East Huntingdon Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.

Mary Pickels | Tribune-Review

First responders survey the scene of a crash on Route 819 in East Huntingdon Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.

Medical helicopters took two people to the hospital after a Monday morning crash in East Huntingdon, according to Westmoreland County 911.

The two-vehicle crash on Porter Avenue — also known as Route 819 — happened just before 7 a.m. One vehicle went over an embankment and was heavily damaged, with one person trapped, dispatchers said.

Porter Avenue was shut down as of 9 a.m.

Further details were not immediately available.