SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — One person died and another was transported by medical helicopter following a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and car at around 4 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Branchton Road and Route 8.

Deputy coroner John Hanovick confirmed at 7:45 p.m. Friday evening that a deputy from the Butler County Coroner’s office was heading to the crash site.

When the crash was reported, dispatch was advised that there were two patients, “both not moving, serious injuries.”

The crash comes a week after a similar crash at the same four-way intersection. On Sept. 2 a motorcyclist was transported to Grove City Medical Center following a crash with a vehicle.

The intersection at Route 8 and Branchton Road has become notorious for vehicle crashes. In April, the site saw three vehicle crashes — one of them fatal.

A number of other crashes have occurred at the intersection for at least the past two decades. On July 7, 2003, all five members of a North Carolina family died in a fiery crash between a Dodge Neon and a tractor-trailer at the site.

On Friday, Slippery Rock VFC closed off Route 8 at Kiester Road, sending travelers around the crash area.

A news release from the Department of Transportation said Route 8 would be closed between the intersections of Franklin Road, Davis Lane/Kiester Road and Branchton Road in Slippery Rock Township. The news release said there was no estimated time the road would reopen or detour available.

Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company and EMS, Harrisville Volunteer Fire Company and state police responded to the scene.