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Road reopens hours after 10,000-pound transformer being hauled strikes wires in Penn Hills

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10,000-pound transformer being hauled strikes wires in Penn Hills; road closed

PENN HILLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

Part of a Penn Hills road remains closed in all directions Wednesday afternoon after an unstable 10,000-pound transformer being hauled on a tractor-trailer struck overhead wires.

In a post from Penn Hills No. 7, officials said Frankstown Road in Penn Hills is closed in all directions between Banyon and Janice drives after a 10,000-pound transformer being hauled shifted and hit an overhead guidewire going from utility pole to utility pole.

“There is currently NO ETA for the roadway to be reopened,” the post said.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 will provide updates as they are made available.

This is a developing story.

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