Multiple emergency crews responded to the scene of a serious multi-vehicle crash around 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of West 12th Street and Myrtle Streets, near the Erie Water Works.
According to first responders, the crash involved five motorcycles, three SUVs, and a semi-truck, which rear-ended another vehicle, triggering a chain-reaction collision involving the other vehicles.
Several people were injured in the crash and transported to UPMC Hamot and AHN Saint Vincent hospitals.
Traffic is blocked from Sassafras Street going west as emergency crews work to clear the scene.
We will update this story when more information becomes available.