1 bicyclist killed, another injured after getting trapped under rock on Great Allegheny Passage

One bicyclist was killed and another was injured after getting trapped under a rock on the Great Allegheny Passage near Connellsville on Saturday, authorities said. 

The two people got stuck under the rock after an apparent landslide, the Office of the Fayette County Coroner said in a news release. Pennsylvania State Police said one biker was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment. 

The Fayette County coroner said the biker who died was a 76-year-old woman from Florida. The identity of the second biker was not released, and the extent of their injuries was not immediately known.

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is investigating, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The coroner said more information will be released "once it's available."

Earlier this summer, a 1.2-mile section of the Great Allegheny Passage was temporarily closed for work to address ongoing landslide concerns under the area of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.

The 150-mile path between Pittsburgh and Cumberland, Maryland, attracts hundreds of thousands of people each year and has become a major economic boom for Allegheny, Westmoreland and Fayette counties.