PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An 83-year-old man was hit by a vehicle Monday morning in Peters Township, officials said.
The accident was reported shortly before 8 a.m. at the intersection of Route 19 and East McMurray Road.
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A cane could be seen lying in the middle of the road after the accident, which officials said was not a hit-and-run.
Investigators said the man was walking across Route 19 and made it to the median. He stepped off the median, and a driver swerved but was unable to avoid hitting him.
I’m told this was NOT a hit and run.
— Liz Kilmer (@LizKilmerWPXI) January 27, 2020
No word on the victim’s condition. We can see a cane in the roadway @wpxi pic.twitter.com/MZuYwNCVHh
The man was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for surgery.
Police had northbound lanes of Route 19 closed until shortly after 9:30 a.m.
The driver is not expected to be charged, police said.
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