Passenger killed in early-morning Parkway East crash

Shelter-in-place: File photo. Police in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, have issued a shelter-in-place after reports of a shooting. (Zeferli/iStock)

By Sierra Rehm

PITTSBURGH — A person died in an early morning crash on the Parkway East.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, a multi-vehicle crash took place around 1 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-376 between exits 85 and 81. The crash closed the westbound lanes for around 5 hours.

A Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson says a passenger from one of the vehicles was ejected and was pronounced dead on scene. The spokesperson identifies that passenger as Michael Buyna.

This is a developing story that will be updated as Channel 11 learns more.

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