Route 51 near the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh temporarily closed because of dump truck getting overturned on the road there

(File Photo of PA 51 Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A part of Route 51 and its outbound lanes near the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh were closed temporarily this morning because of a dump truck that got overturned there because of a crash. The crash appeared to have happened close to the West End bridge and just before the North Shore exit, which was where some PennDOT cameras were at the time of the crash. According to PennDOT officials on their website, 511, as of 1 p.m. today, all lanes have now reopened to traffic. Officials from Pittsburgh Public safety also confirm that the unidentified male driver of the dump truck that overturned from this crash was able to self-extricate himself from the truck and did not get injured.