Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on the Fort Duquesne Bridge on Interstate 279 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of car
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- One person, vehicle unknown, injured
Details:
On or about Wednesday, November 10th, 2021, around 4:40 in the morning, an accident between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle sent one individual to the hospital. Local law enforcement representatives said the accident was reported along the Fort Duquesne Bridge on Interstate 279 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Investigators said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was injured when a car and a tractor-trailer collided under unspecified circumstances along the southbound side of the Fort Duquesne Bridge on I-279. Paramedics transported one person from the scene to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries following the accident. Officials did not indicate which vehicle the victim was in at the time of the accident.
According to Google Maps, the Fort Duquesne Bridge on I-279 spans the Allegheny River, not far from the center of downtown Pittsburgh.
Police are still examining the factors that may have contributed to the accident.