Traffic disrupted after tractor-trailer rollover crash on I-79 in Western Pa.
ANYTIME SOON. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW. WELL GOOD MORNING TO YOU. IT IS 901 ON THIS SATURDAY MORNING. I’M AVA RASH AND WE WANT TO KICK THINGS OFF WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED AND YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT REALLY IS. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN AS WE WERE STARTING THE SHOW AROUND 5:00 THIS MORNING, BUT THAT IS OUT AT LEAST FOR NOW, AND TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT TO TAKE OFF. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY FOR US ACROSS THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN FACT, IT’S GOING TO FEEL MORE LIKE SUMMER, AT LEAST FOR A DAY. HEADS UP THOUGH, LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE START OF YOUR EASTER SUNDAY, AN IMPACT DAY. WE’LL START OFF WITH RAIN, POSSIBLY EVEN A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, BUT THEN TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP. SO SOME WILD SWINGS IN THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTMENT HERE AS WE GO OVER THE NEXT, LET’S SAY ABOUT FOUR DAYS OR SO RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE DRYING UP ON SATELLITE AND RADAR. SOME CLOUDS LEFT BEHIND. ALSO SOME PATCHY FOG FORMING. VISIBILITY HAS GREATLY IMPROVED OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO. STILL A FEW TRICKY POCKETS, ESPECIALLY AROUND MONROEVILLE. EVEN BACK THROUGH THE MON VALLEY. UP AROUND CLARION TOO, BUT EVEN STILL ABOUT A 5 TO 7 MILE VISIBILITY. NOT TOO SHABBY. HERE’S A BREAKDOWN OF THE NEXT 12 HOURS. GOING TO FEEL VERY SUMMERLIKE. ALMOST LIKE THE FORECAST. GOT SOME BUCKO FEVER. AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WE’LL HIT THE LOW TO MID 80S, SO CERTAINLY A WARM ONE THERE. PNC PARK AS THE PIRATES WILL TAKE ON THE ORIOLES FOR THE MIDDLE GAME OF THEIR WEEKEND SERIES LATER ON THIS EVENING. THAT’S WHEN RAIN WILL SHOW UP. NOTHING UNTIL PROBABLY AFTER ABOUT 9:00 AT THE EARLIEST. MOST OF THE RAIN, THOUGH, SHOWS UP AFTER MIDNIGHT. THAT WILL BE IMPACTING US WHILE YOU’RE SLEEPING. THINGS EVENTUALLY WILL DRY OUT AS WE WORK THROUGH YOUR EASTER MORNING. I’LL HELP YOU PLAN AHEAD, BREAKING IT DOWN HOUR BY HOUR. ANOTHER CHECK OF YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. AND WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS ON THE WAR WITH IRAN. IRAN DOWNED A U.S. MILITARY PLANE YESTERDAY WITH ONE SERVICE MEMBER RESCUED AND AT LEAST ONE MISSING. ANOTHER PLANE CRASHED IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, AND IRAN CLAIMED IT WAS ALSO SHOT DOWN. THE PENTAGON DIDN’T IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE DETAILS ABOUT THE DOWNED PLANES. GOVERNMENT DATA SHOWS MORE THAN 300 U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WOUNDED IN ACTION IN THE IRAN WAR SO FAR, WITH AT LEAST 13 KILLED. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JACKIE DEFUSCO JOINS US NOW FROM OUR D.C. BUREAU. JACKIE, WHAT’S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE RECENT ATTACKS AT. THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE U.S. HAS LOST AN AIRCRAFT IN IRANIAN TERRITORY SINCE THIS WAR STARTED FIVE WEEKS AGO. NOW, THESE IMAGES RELEASED BY IRANIAN STATE MEDIA APPEAR TO SHOW THE WRECKAGE FROM THAT F-15 FIGHTER JET. TEHRAN REPORTEDLY DOWNED THAT PLANE ON FRIDAY, KICKING OFF A HIGH RISK SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION BEHIND ENEMY LINES. IT SUGGESTS THAT IRAN DOES MAINTAIN SOME MILITARY CAPABILITIES, AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID WEDNESDAY THAT THEY HAD LARGELY BEEN DESTROYED. THEY HAVE NO ANTI-AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT. THEIR RADAR IS 100% ANNIHILATED. WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE AS A MILITARY FORCE. WE WERE TOLD JUST A COUPLE NIGHTS AGO IN THE PRESIDENT’S 20 MINUTE ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY, THAT WE OWNED THE SKIES OF IRAN, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON’T. PRESIDENT TRUMP DID NOT PROVIDE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE DOWNED PLANES ON FRIDAY, BUT HE DID POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE MAJOR SHIPPING ROUTES STILL LARGELY BLOCKED BY IRAN, WRITING, QUOTE, WITH A LITTLE MORE TIME, WE CAN EASILY OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL AND MAKE A FORTUNE. THE PRESIDENT HAS PREVIOUSLY URGED AMERICAN ALLIES TO POLICE THE STRAIT AND CRITICIZE THEM FOR NOT STEPPING UP. AT A SUMMIT IN SEOUL ON FRIDAY, FRANCE AND SOUTH KOREA SAID THEY WOULD WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REOPEN THE STRAIT, BUT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SPECIFICS ON THAT PLAN. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED TO DESTROY IRANIAN POWER PLANTS IF TEHRAN DOES NOT REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. BY HIS MONDAY DEADLINE, ALTHOUGH THAT IS A DEADLINE HE HAS PUSHED BACK IN THE PAST IN WASHINGTON. I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. 904 FOR US THIS MORNING. AND RIGHT NOW, PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE IN WASHINGTON ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE CHILD SEX CRIMES. TROOPERS SAY 43 YEAR OLD MATTHEW BARTH IS FACING CHARGES INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CORRUPTION OF A MINOR. HE’S DESCRIBED AS SIX FEET TALL, WITH BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES. TROOPERS SAY HE MAY BE IN THE AREAS OF WASHINGTON, BENTLEYVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, DONORA OR THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST, AND ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT STATE POLICE. RIGHT NOW, POLICE IN INGRAM BOROUGH ARE SEARCHING FOR LEADS AFTER MULTIPLE LOCKED CARS WERE BROKEN INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED ON WEST PROSPECT AVENUE, CHARTIERS PLACE AND KNOLL AVENUE. THEY SAY WHOMEVER DID THIS USED A CENTER PUNCH TO BREAK THE WINDOWS. A PAIR OF AIRPODS AND A CREDIT CARD WERE ALSO TAKEN. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS URGED TO CALL POLICE. NOW TO PITTSBURGH’S SHADY SIDE. NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPERS WERE FORCED TO EVACUATE THE GIANT EAGLE MARKET DISTRICT ON CENTER STREET AFTER A TESLA BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE LAST NIGHT. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS TELL US THE VEHICLE WAS CHARGING IN THE PARKING GARAGE WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. FIRST RESPONDERS QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE STORE AND NEARBY CARS WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE OPENING DAY IS LIKE CHRISTMAS MORNING IN A LOT OF PLACES. WELL, PENNSYLVANIA TROUT SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. SO MANY LOCAL FISHERMEN ARE UP BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING, AND WE WERE THERE EARLIER THIS WEEK AS CREWS FROM THE FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION STOCKED LONG RUN IN MCKEESPORT. THAT’S ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF STREAMS AND MORE THAN 100 LAKES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA THAT WILL BE OPEN. ANGLERS AND FISHERMEN BEGAN AT 8:00 THIS MORNING. NOW TO SOME PITTSBURGH’S ACTION SPORTS. THIS AFTERNOON, THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES CONTINUE THEIR SERIES WITH THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES. THE BUCS ON A HIGH HEADING INTO GAME TWO AFTER THE BIG HOME OPENER, THE ON THE WIND FANS GOT A TASTE OF SOME NEW FEATURES AT PNC PARK AND WELCOMED A TOP PROSPECT TO THE PIRATES ROSTER. REPORTER YASMIN RODRIGUEZ IS ON THE NORTH SHORE WITH MORE. TO SAY. THE ENERGY HERE WAS ELECTRIC IS THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR. WE HAD GREAT WEATHER, A GREAT DEBUT BY CONOR GRIFFIN AND A HOME OPENER WIN. WE COULDN’T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER. IT’S BUCKO FEVER AND IT’S CONTAGIOUS. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE BEST ATMOSPHERE I’VE SEEN DOWN HERE SINCE 2015. FANS WERE AMAZING. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. THIS IS THE BASEBALL WE WANTED FOR A LONG TIME. LET’S GO. BUCS FANS ARE ALREADY FEELING THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE SEASON AHEAD AFTER THIS GREAT GAME. I’M EXCITED. IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG YEAR. WE’RE MAKING THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR. EVERYBODY LOVES THAT, RIGHT? LIKE DO YOU SEE ALL THE JERSEYS OUT HERE. I’D LIKE TO KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING FOR THE NEXT YOU KNOW UNTIL THE ALL STAR BREAK. LEFT CENTER FIELD. CARRYING IT IN THE GAP. AND OF COURSE THE BIG TALKER OF THE NIGHT CONNOR GRIFFIN BRINGING FANS TO THEIR FEET WITH THAT R DOUBLE. OCTOBER IS ON THE HORIZON. CONNOR GRIFFIN TAKING US TO THE PROMISED LAND. WE FINALLY HAVE A WINNING TEAM. WE HAVE A CULTURE GOING ON RIGHT NOW A LOT DIFFERENT THAN YEARS PRIOR. FROM THE FIRST TIME FANS TO THE LIFELONG FANS, EVERYONE CAN AGREE GAME WAS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING. THEY DID GREAT. THEY REALLY DID GREAT. SO THEY WERE IMPRESSIVE TODAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY FUN, REALLY ENERGETIC. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY ON THE NORTH SHORE. YASMIN RODRIGUEZ, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. ALL RIGHT, THANKS SO MUCH, YASMIN AND CONNOR GRIFFIN BEING ADDED TO THE PIRATES OPENING DAY LINEUP TOOK BUFFALO FEVER TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. HERE’S ASHLEY ALIOTIS WITH MORE ON HIS BIG DAY. IT WAS QUITE THE DEBUT FOR CONNOR GRIFFIN AT THE HOME OPENER ON FRIDAY. FROM BEGINNING TO END, GRIFFIN SAID IT WAS EVERYTHING HE DREAMED OF, EVERYTHING IN GENERAL WAS JUST AMAZING. RUNNING ONTO THE FIELD, HEAR MY NAME CALLED. I JUST I TRIED TO JUST BE PRESENT, COULDN’T REALLY FEEL MY FEET MUCH, BUT JUST TRIED TO, YOU KNOW, JUST BE WHERE MY FEET WERE AND ENJOY, ENJOY THE MOMENT. AT JUST 19 YEARS OLD, CONNOR GRIFFIN MADE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT FOR THE PIRATES IN FRONT OF A PACKED PNC PARK WITH FANS THAT CHEERED SO LOUD IT FELT LIKE A PLAYOFF ATMOSPHERE. HE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND NOTCHED HIS FIRST HIT LEFT CENTER FIELD CARRYING AND IN THE GAP, A DOUBLE TO CENTER THAT BROUGHT HOME A RUN. A STORYBOOK DAY FOR THE KID FROM MISSISSIPPI PERMANENTLY ETCHING HIS NAME IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. HUMBLE AND MATURE, GRIFFIN TAKES EVERYTHING IN STRIDE ALONG THE WAY. THIS JOURNEY IS SO FUN. IT CAN BE REALLY HARD AT TIMES, BUT JUST KEEP KEEP PLAYING LIKE YOU’RE A KID AND TREAT IT LIKE YOU’RE PLAYING WIFFLE BALL IN THE BACKYARD. THAT’S, THAT’S, THAT’S THE GOAL. IF WE CAN KEEP IT THAT SIMPLE, I KNOW IT’S, YOU KNOW, A JOB AND IT CAN BE MORE SERIOUS AT TIMES, BUT JUST TRYING TO KEEP THAT, THAT THAT LITTLE KID HAPPY IN MY HEART THAT THAT’S BEEN CHASING THIS DREAM FOR A LONG TIME. HE’S BEEN CHASING THAT DREAM SINCE HE WAS THAT LITTLE KID. PLUS BEING ABLE TO SOLIDIFY THE DAY WITH A 5 TO 4 WIN OVER THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES, GRIFFIN SAYING THAT WAS JUST THE CHERRY ON TOP AT PNC PARK. ASHLEY OATES, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION SPORTS TIME NOW IS 910 ON YOUR SATURDAY MORNING, AND TODAY MARKS HOLY SATURDAY, THE FINAL DAY OF HOLY WEEK. FOR CHRISTIANS, IT SIGNIFIES THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEN JESUS LAID IN HIS TOMB AFTER BEING CRUCIFIED AND BEFORE THE RESURRECTION IN HONOR OF THE DAY. SEVERAL CELEBRATIONS ARE PLANNED ACROSS PITTSBURGH AT 10 A.M., THE ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE CITY WILL TAKE PLACE ON GRANDVIEW AVENUE, LED BY BISHOP ECKMAN AND LOCAL FAITH LEADERS. AT NOON, FOOD AND EASTER BASKETS WILL BE BLESSED AT SAIN
Traffic disrupted after tractor-trailer rollover crash on I-79 in Western Pa.
Updated: 1:14 PM EDT Apr 4, 2026
A lane restriction remains in place along a portion of I-79 following a tractor-trailer rollover crash in Allegheny County. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4Dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were called to I-79 in the northbound direction near mile marker 64 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) following reports of a crash. PennDOT cameras in the area show a tractor-trailer rolled onto its side. Multiple police officers and fire officials were also on scene, guiding traffic. A spokesperson for PennDOT said the lane restriction will remain in place until further notice. Drivers are asked to use caution in the area. It is unclear if any injuries were reported. This is a developing story. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. —
A lane restriction remains in place along a portion of I-79 following a tractor-trailer rollover crash in Allegheny County.
VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4
Dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were called to I-79 in the northbound direction near mile marker 64 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) following reports of a crash.
PennDOT cameras in the area show a tractor-trailer rolled onto its side. Multiple police officers and fire officials were also on scene, guiding traffic.
A spokesperson for PennDOT said the lane restriction will remain in place until further notice. Drivers are asked to use caution in the area.
It is unclear if any injuries were reported.
This is a developing story.
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