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UPDATE: Route 8 Reopens After Motorcycle Accident in Richland Township

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner was called to the scene.

Route 8 in Richland Township was shut down for several hours Sunday after a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck near Tom Henry Chevrolet.

Northern Regional Police and Richland fire crews were called to the scene at about 2:45 p.m.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner arrived at the collision at about 5 p.m.

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William Flynn Highway reopened to traffic at about 6 p.m. No other details were immediately available.

Traffic was detoured via Heckert Road while the highway was closed.

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