Part of Rt. 51 in West Mifflin has been shut down due to a fatal, early-morning motorcycle crash.

Dispatchers told KDKA that the road has been closed near the Denny's restaurant and Mall Drive by the former Century III Mall site in both directions following the crash.

The first call came in just before 6 a.m. Tuesday, dispatchers said.

Route 51 in West Mifflin near the former Century III Mall has been shut down in both directions due to a motorcycle crash. Megan Shinn / KDKA

The Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company said the road was shut down between Glenburn Drive and Century III Boulevard and expects it to be closed "for an extended period of time."

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office was called to the scene.

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