According to West Penn Township Police, around 5:30am, a tanker truck was traveling on Route 443 when it struck a deer.
The deer got stuck in the front wheel of the hauler causing it to roll on it's side blocking both lanes of traffic.
The hauler was reported to be transporting blasting agents.
Route 443 was still closed as of 9:00am from Spring Road to Mantzville Road while the crash was cleared.