Spring Township Road to Be Closed Into Tuesday After Crash Causes Downed Power Lines

A Spring Township road is expected to be closed into Tuesday after a vehicle crash downed a utility pole and wires on Monday night. According to dispatch reports, a vehicle crashed into a telephone pole on the 100 block of South Harrison Road in Pleasant Gap at about 6:10 p.m. on Monday. The crash caused the pole to snap and take down power lines. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured. Emergency crews were on the scene until about 8 p.m., according to Pleasant Gap Fire Company. Spring Township police reported that South Harrison Road would be closed overnight and into Tuesday while crews restore power and install a new pole. Police advised anyone traveling that way Monday night and Tuesday morning to use South Main Street as an alternate route. A total of 114 homes in the Pleasant Gap area were without power as of 10 p.m. on Monday, according to West Penn Power. Pleasant Gap Fire and EMS, Spring Township police and West Penn Power responded to the scene