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Firefighters respond to wreck near entrance to Idlewild and SoakZone

August 28, 2022 / 7:06 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

One person hospitalized after crash near Idlewild

LIGONIER (KDKA) - The condition of the driver in a crash near Idlewild and SoakZone is still unknown as of Sunday morning.

According to the Youngstown Volunteer Fire Station, on Saturday afternoon, a crash happened on Route 30 around 1:30 p.m. between the park's entrance and Route 259.

The road was closed for around an hour while first responders worked to free the driver from the wreckage.

Once the driver was freed, they were flown to a local hospital.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.