Driver in fatal wrong-way crash entered Rt. 28 at Anderson Street on Pittsburgh’s North Side

PITTSBURGH — Two people died Saturday morning in a wrong-way crash on Route 28 in Pittsburgh, police said.

The head-on crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. in the southbound lanes, near the East Ohio Street exit.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the fatalities as Kapinga Madeline Mulumba, 45, of the North Side, and Carlos Burley, 31, of the North Side.

One of the cars involved in the crash was on fire when first responders got to the scene, officials said. The driver of that car was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators determined that vehicle entered Rt. 28 at Anderson Street heading in the wrong direction.

A passenger in the other car also died at the scene, officials said. The driver was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Route 28 southbound was closed between the 31st Street Bridge and the East Ohio Street exit while investigators were at the scene. There was also a northbound lane restriction.

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