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Man Suffers Apparent Seizure While Driving, Crashes Into Utility Poles & Shears Hydrant

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MENALLEN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- A man crashed into utility poles and sheared a fire hydrant after he suffered an apparent seizure while driving in Fayette County on Monday afternoon.

It happened on North Mill Street in Menallen Township just after 5 p.m.

Emergency dispatchers said that his vehicle slammed into a few utility poles, causing one to crash onto a nearby vehicle, and then sheared off a fire hydrant.

According to the Salem Township assistant fire chief, a man was driving home from hunting when he apparently had a seizure.

He was transported to Uniontown Hospital with injuries. His condition is unknown.

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