Complete Pittsburgh, PA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Pittsburgh result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Pittsburgh crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Pittsburgh accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a Pittsburgh wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in Pittsburgh include:

St. Clair Hospital UPMC Mercy Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Pittsburgh accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, a personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how an injury lawyer helps accident victims.

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Wed, 11/04/2015 Car Accident Wrecks back up traffic for hours on Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sat, 02/27/2016 Car Accident Perry Kastanias, 81, killed, and one injured in wrong-way crash on Route 28 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sat, 03/01/2014 Car Accident Melissa Tates, 34, killed, after her car crashes into a utility pole at an intersection in Pittsburgh.
Mon, 02/14/2022 Car Accident Two hospitalized after car crashes into concrete sign at East Liberty Boulevard and Frankstown Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sun, 03/13/2016 Car Accident Briauna Slaughter, 21, killed, and one man injured in single-vehicle crash on Penn Avenue in Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, 02/22/2014 Car Accident Shamera Harris, 12, killed, after being struck by the family SUV, after Richard Benton, 53, allegedly failed to properly set the parking brake. Benton has been charged with DUI.
Mon, 05/02/2022 Car Accident Two injured following single-car accident at Second Avenue and Greenfield Avenue in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wed, 02/19/2014 Car Accident Two people transported to hospital, where one dies from injuries, after their car crashes into a building in Pittsburgh.
Sat, 05/21/2016 Car Accident 16-year-old boy injured in hit-and-run wreck on Greenfield Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylavania
Sat, 06/04/2016 Car Accident Derek Hill, 42, and Robert Daniel Jr., 22, killed, and one injured in car crash on Route 65 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wed, 02/05/2014 Car Accident Carl English 15, Akeyba Sanchez 15, arrested on multiple charges after colliding with car they had robbed and car-jacked the day before.
Mon, 02/03/2014 Car Accident One man killed after his SUV strikes a concrete wall, rolls over and burns on the I-279 HOV lane.
Mon, 06/27/2016 Car Accident Eric Hussey, 19, and Justin Busko, 30, dead in single-vehicle crash on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tue, 07/11/2023 Car Accident One person hospitalized following a collision involving a police vehicle near Seventh Avenue and Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Thu, 09/01/2016 Car Accident Car flips in 3-vehicle wreck on Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania