Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on the Rankin Bridge in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
What Happened: A tanker truck allegedly drove off the side of the roadway and rolled down an embankment.
Participants:
- Driver of tanker truck
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- One person, vehicle unknown, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022, sometime in the morning hours, a single-vehicle tanker truck sent at least one person to the hospital. Authorities from the area said the accident was reported along the Rankin Bridge in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
Local law enforcement agencies said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was injured when a tanker truck allegedly drove off the side of the roadway and rolled down an embankment and into a railyard below. Emergency responders transported one person from the scene to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries after the accident.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is a short distance from River Road.
Officials are still investigating the crash.