Public Safety Blotter Articles

Worker Injured on North Side

Date: August 28, 2019
Incident Type: Vehicle Crash
Location: Zone 1
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS responded to a report of a vehicle hitting an occupied electric lift on the 2100 block of Brighton Road around 4:25 p.m.

First Responders found that a vehicle had struck the lift, which was being used by a subcontractor working on a wall outside Breadworks.

The worker suffered a leg injury and was transported to Allegheny General Hospital in stable condition. Two people in the vehicle, a woman and a child, were uninjured.

Brighton Road was closed for about an hour while Police processed the scene.

No arrests or charges at this time. The investigation is ongoing.


Reporting PIO:
Chris Togneri

2019-08-28
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov