PITTSBURGH — One person died and two others were taken to a hospital after a cement truck was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side, officials said.
The crash, which involved a minivan, the cement truck and a parked car, happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. in the area of South 18th and Crosman streets.
The van and truck collided head on. The van then struck the unoccupied car that was parked along the street.
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Police said a passenger in the van was killed. Paramedics pulled the driver of the van out of the vehicle and took him to a hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the truck was also taken to a hospital after getting out on his own, police said.
South 18th Street is closed in both directions.
@PghPublicSafety - 3 vehicle #accident involving a cement mixer truck on S18th. #WPXI #PGH #Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/Ur1qybHaHE
— Tony Ruffolo (@WPXITonyRuffolo) October 12, 2020
SERIOUS ACCIDENT on the South Side Slopes. S 18th CLOSED at Crosman Street. #PittsburghTraffic #wpxi https://t.co/UyYsfsftyh https://t.co/imBUwv9z2Q pic.twitter.com/6QMQyEy5HL
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) October 12, 2020
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