Vehicle crosses into oncoming lane near Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh PA
TrafficA vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane near Liberty Avenue, struck a utility pole causing damage, and was possibly involved with a Port Authority bus. The bus continued without stopping. Utilities were notified to evaluate the pole damage. Authorities are reviewing video surveillance of the incident.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
04:10
Transcript:
00:00
Towards like 30th Street, Liberty, they can come down there, they can pull it behind the engine company.
00:05
In addition to that, you just may want to notify the utilities,
00:09
most likely, it's Duquesne Light utility pole.
00:11
It's damage, does not fall in or anything I can't, but it probably needs to be evaluated.
00:15
They should probably take a look at them.
00:22
RTCCC, Senator Richard.
00:27
Go ahead, RTC.
00:30
Yeah,
00:31
that vehicle came into the oncoming lane, probably like 30 to 50 yards for a while.
00:38
There was a bus, I can't tell if they made contact, I'm about 150 yards away in the camera.
00:43
The bus kept going outbound.
00:44
He like kind of hit a pole and the sidewalk and then came back on the street.
00:50
But he was clearly in the other lane.
00:52
I'll preserve the video and take a picture if he needs to try to get the bus member.
00:56
Copy, thank you, I appreciate it.
01:07
317ABLE, spoke the caller.
01:09
You home then I'm gonna quote report.
01:15
Report, copy.
01:16
Copy.
01:24
This batch, 4-engine, you can put us back.
01:29
Cover.
01:30
Coverage.
01:33
Okay.
01:37
Tintown company's 4-inch, your back is average, 4-Azeris, 513-34.
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1534.
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1534.
01:55
RTCCA2, General 1 dispatches.
02:00
Go ahead.
02:04
PRT bus 6631, route 54C.
02:08
It continued outbound.
02:10
Like I said, it doesn't seem like he made contact, but it's a car to be for sure.
02:14
The other driver was clearly at fault.
02:16
I pulled-hunked the video for 60 days.
02:20
That's copy.
02:21
I was done, Nicole.
02:26
Base 48th.
02:29
Okay.
02:36
Dispatch 13 engine.
02:39
13 engine.
02:42
This was a lift assist only.
02:44
We're back in service.
02:47
Copy.
02:59
Forty-88, did you say you need a medic?
03:02
Yeah, can you dispatch a medic here, please, for the order, female, planning of what cellic thing, stuff saying?
03:10
Jondi.
03:17
383, you can just provide that medic.
03:26
329 able.
03:35
Liberty Avenue, go ahead.
03:38
It's just going to be one transport medic system, let you know where it went to transport.
03:46
The police will probably need to contact the Port Authority police.
03:49
There was some possible involvement with a Port Authority bus, but I don't.
03:52
They just think that they were in the area.
03:55
I just want to let them know and have one of their Port Authority police cars come to this area, come to the scene.
04:03
And I'm going to terminate Liberty Ave's command now.
04:06
Worstead Tuesdays and remain on a seat for two more minutes and six will be here for just more minutes as well.
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Location mentioned:
Liberty Ave & 30th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
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