Driver Crashes Into Five Below Store In Cranberry Township
By: KDKA-TV's Erika Stanish
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- The driver of a pickup truck crashed into the Five Below store in Cranberry Township.
#BREAKING: A truck drove into a Five Below store in Cranberry Twp., Butler County. Emergency crews are on scene. No word on injuries. @KDKA on the way to the scene now. pic.twitter.com/mGn1SVy6xG
— Erika Stanish (@Erika_Stanish) November 26, 2021
Emergency crews were on the scene Friday at the store in the shopping plaza off Route 19.
#JUSTIN: Video sent in to @KDKA by a witness shows some of the damage after a truck drove through a Five Below store in Cranberry Twp. I'm told several shoppers were inside when it happened.
— Erika Stanish (@Erika_Stanish) November 26, 2021
Video courtesy: Sam Carmella pic.twitter.com/9rSFUTQy52
Authorities believe the driver had a medical emergency when he was passing by the store. He then lost control and crashed through the front of the store around 3:30 p.m.
A witness said customers ran to the back of the store and on top of checkout counters to get to safety.
Fire officials say the driver was taken to a local hospital. His condition is unknown. There were no other injuries.
Crews stabilized the building and removed the vehicle
"The very first thing everyone did was to look underneath to see if anyone had been pinned under that truck," Sister Patricia Myers said. "Because the girls that work in the store said that was a busy part of the store with all their Christmas item."