Published on August 18, 2024
Date: August 18, 2024 Incident Type: Collision Location: Zone 5 Summary:
Correction: The child was nine years of age.
Just after 5:30 p.m., Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS were dispatched to Rosedale Street near Tacoma Street in Homewood South for reports of a child who had been riding her bike and was struck by a vehicle.
Responders arrived to find a 6-year-old female victim in the roadway with traumatic injuries. She was transported by Pittsburgh EMS to Children’s Hospital in critical condition. A short time later, she was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The adult female driver stayed at the scene and was cooperative with officers.
Collision Investigation Unit detectives were called to investigate. The investigation is ongoing.
Reporting PIO: Emily Bourne
2024-08-18 PIO@pittsburghpa.gov