Published on April 29, 2024
Date: April 29, 2024 Incident Type: Collision Location: Zone 1 Summary:
At approximately 7:15 a.m., Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS were dispatched to West North Avenue and Arch Street in the Allegheny Center neighborhood for reports of a vehicle into pole collision.
Arriving responders located a school van that had collided with a utility pole. There were no children aboard the vehicle. The driver, a 67-year-old male, is suspected of having suffered a large heart attack.
He was unresponsive and entrapped in the vehicle. EMS Rescue crews were able to safely extricate the man and proceed with life-saving measures.
As he was being transported in critical condition, he went into cardiac arrest. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital a short time later.
No other injuries were reported.
Reporting PIO: Emily Bourne
2024-04-29 PIO@pittsburghpa.gov