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Firefighter struck after 2-vehicle crash in Portersville

First responders clear the scene of a two-car accident on Perry Highway in Portersville on Monday, Sept. 30. William Pitts/Butler Eagle

A firefighter responding to a two-vehicle crash was struck by a vehicle on Perry Highway in Portersville on Monday, police said.

Emergency crews, including the Portersville/Muddy Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department, already were on scene on Perry Highway to respond to the crash involving two vehicles, one of which was a pickup truck from a Portersville concrete business.

According to Tim Saunders, chief of the Portersville/Muddy Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department, the struck firefighter was from the Prospect-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation, and was sent home later on Monday.

“The firefighter was on the call in Portersville, and was struck by a motorist turning north from West Portersville Road,” said Saunders.

The crash occurred across the street from the Portersville post office. According to dispatch reports, the crash was reported shortly after 2 p.m.

The person who was struck initially was reported to be a pedestrian.

“There was a two-vehicle crash at that location, and a pedestrian was struck after the initial crash,” said Trooper Bertha Cazy of the state police.

A damaged pickup truck from a Portersville concrete business is towed away after a two-car accident on Perry Highway in Portersville on Monday, Sept. 30. William Pitts/Butler Eagle

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