Loyalhanna Creek, PA : 2 being rescued after tractor-trailer crashed into Loyalhanna Creek on Route 308 on Wednesday, 22nd August 2018

The driver of a tractor-trailer that plummeted into the Loyalhanna Creek on Route 30 Wednesday was freed two hours after the crash.

Rescuers moved him in a raft along the creek after pulling him out of the truck’s cab. He was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital.

A passenger was able to free himself and crawl out of the cab shortly after the 8 a.m. crash in Ligonier Township. Firefighters said he was taken to Excela Health Latrobe Hospital for treatment.

Township Police Chief Mike Matrunics said they are investigating the possibility that the driver fell asleep. The driver was talking to firefighters and medics during the rescue, he said.

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