PITTSBURGH — Two people are dead after a multi-vehicle crash near the Fort Duquesne Bridge caused a vehicle to go off the deck and onto the street below.
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The crash happened at the split of Route 28 and Route 65 near the Fort Duquesne Bridge at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh Police Chief Jason Lando said five vehicles were involved in that initial crash. One of those vehicles went over the side and crashed onto Reedsdale Street below.
The driver and sole occupant of that vehicle died. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified him as Michael Smith, 52, of Sheraden.
The four other vehicles involved were on the ramp above Reedsdale Street.
Police said a woman, later identified by the medical examiner’s office as Danielle Jackman, 58, of Churchill, had to be rescued from a vehicle with the jaws of life. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where she later died.
Route 65 was closed at the ramp to the Fort Duquesne Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh. Drivers were able to use the left-hand lane to get onto Route 28 northbound/I-279 North.
The crash was cleared, and all roads had reopened by 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Police are working to learn what caused the crash.
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