One person was taken to the hospital after a crash on the Fort Duquesne Bridge Wednesday morning, according to an Allegheny 911 shift commander.
Crews responded to the lower deck of the bridge shortly before 4:40 a.m. for reports of the wreck that left a car leaning up against a side barrier of the structure after breaking through a fence. According to Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV, the incident involved a tractor-trailer and a car.
The crash initially caused all inbound lanes to close, according to PennDOT. That was later reduced to a lane closure.
Crews cleared the scene around 8:50 a.m.
Information on the person’s condition or what caused the crash were not immediately available.
CLEARED: Multi vehicle crash on I-279 southbound at Downtown/To I-376 East.
— 511PA Pittsburgh (@511PAPittsburgh) November 10, 2021
ACCIDENT on the Lower Level of the Ft Duquesne Bridge - Inbound at the Portal Bridge. Right Hand Lane Blocked. #PittsburghTraffic #WPXI https://t.co/UyYsfsftyh pic.twitter.com/CYBf9QoZlA
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) November 10, 2021
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Accident Blocking the Right Side of the Lower Level of the Ft Duquesne Bridge -PLUS- Tractor Trailer Cab, with Possible Ruptured Saddlebag, at the Ramp to the Parkway East. #PittsburghTraffic #WPXI https://t.co/UyYsfsftyh pic.twitter.com/P9piionq9p
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) November 10, 2021
LOOK AT THIS! Car involved in the accident on the lower level of the Ft Duquesne Bridge is actually UP ON THE SIDEWALK / through the barrier fence! #WPXI #PittsburghTraffic pic.twitter.com/IZLgaIn33A
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) November 10, 2021
