CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. — An apparent landslide killed a bicyclist and injured another Saturday along a popular trail in Pennsylvania, WPXI reported.
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The landslide happened along the Great Allegheny Passage, according to the coroner.
Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker identified the deceased victim as a 76-year-old woman from Florida. Officials are working to notify her next of kin.
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The other bicyclist was taken to the hospital after the accident, Baker said, though he didn’t specify their condition.
Pennsylvania State Police troopers were sent to mile marker 87.6 on the Great Allegheny Passage for reports of two people trapped under a rock, a spokesperson told Channel 11.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has taken over the investigation.
In a social media post, Great Allegheny Passage officials said the landslide has closed the trail between Ohiopyle and Connellsville.
The Great Alleghany Passage stretches 150 miles from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, through Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.
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