A bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene after a crash with a pickup truck on Route 119 in Center Township, Pennsylvania State Police confirmed. The crash shut down a stretch of the busy highway for about three and a half hours while troopers worked the scene.
According to WCCS AM1160 & 101.1FM, state police confirmed one person died in the crash, which involved a bicyclist and the driver of the pickup truck. Indiana County 911 dispatched Homer City Fire Department, State Police and Citizen's Ambulance to the scene, the station reports.
Separately, WDAD Radio reported that a crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle was called in at 6:13 a.m. at the intersection of Route 119 and Lucerne Road in Center Township, with initial scanner traffic indicating at least one person was hurt. That station's report says Homer City Fire Department, State Police and Citizen's Ambulance were on scene, and that Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. was also called out.
Road Closure Snarled Route 119 North
Route 119 North was closed between the Route 422 West Business exit and Tide Road as crews worked the crash, per the same WDAD account. The station initially reported the closure was expected to lift around 10 a.m., though it cautioned that timing could shift as the investigation continued. WCCS later reported the closure ultimately lasted about three and a half hours before troopers and other first responders finished investigating and cleared the scene.
The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene to assist state police, according to WCCS. He was later taken to IRMC for an evaluation, and Trooper Cliff Greenfield said the driver was believed not to have been hurt. Authorities had not released the bicyclist's identity, with the release pending notification of next of kin, the station reports.
A Separate Rayne Township Crash
The Indiana Gazette reported a separate fatal crash in Rayne Township in an article published Nov. 8, 2024. That crash occurred Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, and was separate from the October 2026 crash in Center Township.
Part of a Troubling Pattern on Route 119
Route 119 has seen other deadly crashes this year. In August, a crash killed a 17-year-old motorcyclist in a collision with a box truck at Route 119 and Valley School Road in Georges Township, Fayette County, according to WTAE. Days later, on Aug. 27, 2026, another deadly crash shut down part of Route 119 in Fayette County, that outlet reported separately.
Statewide, bicycle crashes reportedly reached 1,350 in 2025, described as the highest total in five years, according to data attributed to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which also linked the rise to growing e-bike sales. Readers can view or subscribe to incident and investigation releases issued by Pennsylvania State Police stations through the agency's public information page, and crash reports can be searched directly through the Pennsylvania State Police crash-report portal, which notes that complex searches may take up to two minutes.
