Driver rescued after car plunges down hillside at Kennywood Park
The shadow of Kennywood Park General Manager Jerome Gibas is seen on a backdrop prior to the start of a press conference about the new Steel Curtain roller coaster and Steelers Country area of the park Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
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A car went over a hillside Friday night near Gate 2 of Kennywood Park and the driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, authorities said.
It happened at about 10 p.m., when Duquesne police said the driver, described as an elderly man, appears to have put the car into drive instead of reverse.
The car went about 100 feet down a steep hill in a lot near Gate 2 of the West Mifflin amusement park, at Hoffman Boulevard and Route 837.
Authorities used a series of ropes to help rescue the man, Duquesne police said in a Facebook post.
Duquesne and West Mifflin police, fire and paramedics responded to the incident.