PITTSBURGH — A motorcyclist died Friday in a multivehicle crash in the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, Pennsylvania State Police said.
The crash, which had outbound Interstate 376 closed for about three hours, was reported about 10:30 a.m. Three vehicles were involved.
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Witnesses told troopers that the driver of the motorcycle hit the back end of a box truck while heading eastbound through the tunnel, according to police. The force of the impact caused the motorcycle to slide under a semitrailer.
On Monday, the Medical Examiner identified the victim as 26-year-old Aaron Pascal of Pittsburgh.
No one else was injured.
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