Crash involving a tractor-trailer occurs on southbound I-279 in Allegheny County which closes part of it and delays Penguins game

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A part of southbound I-279 was shut down in Allegheny County after a crash and according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisorit was reported around 4 p.m. yesterday. PennDOT closed all of the southbound lanes between I-79 and the Camp Horne Road interchange. A tractor-trailer blocked both lanes because it was on its side. There were no reported injuries. WPXI learned that no one was trapped and that the tractor-trailer was reportedly hauling steel coils. This crash also delayed the NHL hockey game last night between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens to 7:30 p.m. that night.