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Police, Fire, EMS Respond for Collision with Injuries in Homewood

Date: July 4, 2021
Incident Type: Collision
Location: Zone 5
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS responded to N. Lang Avenue and Upland Street for a single vehicle collision just after 8:15 p.m.

When first responders arrived on scene they observed a vehicle that had caught fire after it sheared a telephone pole and then struck the front of a house.

Firefighters from Engine 15 responded to extinguish the fire.

Medics transported two female victims to the hospital in stable condition with minor injuries. One suffered a leg injury, the other had a cut to the head.

Police are investigating.


Reporting PIO:
Cara Cruz

2021-07-04
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov