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Driver in critical condition after crashing into Downtown Pittsburgh wall

Patrick Varine
By Patrick Varine
1 Min Read Jan. 25, 2020 | 6 years ago
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A driver is in critical condition after crashing into a wall coming off the Liberty Bridge at Forbes Avenue on Saturday morning.

Pittsburgh police responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision at about 8:10 a.m. just off the bridge. The vehicle crashed into a wall on the inbound side of the bridge at Forbes Avenue.

The male driver had to be freed from the crash by firefighters and was taken to a local hospital.

There were no other occupants in the car. The crash is under investigation by the city police’s Collision Investigation Unit.

Additional information wasn’t immediately available.

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Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.

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