Police searching for driver who hit PAT bus in Pittsburgh’s North Side

PITTSBURGH — A driver fled after hitting a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus with a dozen people on board Friday morning in Pittsburgh’s North Side, officials said.

The side of the bus was hit shortly before 8 a.m. at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Pressley Street by an SUV that was coming off a side street, a Port Authority spokesperson said.

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Police located the SUV that took off after hitting the bus, but they are still searching for the driver.

The driver of the bus was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital with minor injuries, the spokesperson said.

No one else was hurt.

BREAKING: @PGHtransit bus driver hurt, taken to hospital after car crashes into side on Cedar Ave in the North Side. A dozen passengers on board were not hurt @wpxi pic.twitter.com/GXQhckEUUk
— Liz Kilmer (@LizKilmerWPXI) January 10, 2020