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
Sun, 12/08/2013 Car Accident Nicole Albright, 22, killed and child injured in a single-vehicle crash on Bigelow Boulevard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wed, 12/18/2013 Car Accident SUV runs red light, strikes school van. Six students suffer minor injuries
Sun, 12/22/2013 Car Accident James Posey killed, several others injured, after multi-car crash in Pittsburgh.
Mon, 12/23/2013 Truck Accident Two tractor trailers crash closing I-70.
Thu, 12/26/2013 Car Accident Man arrested after car chase and crash in Pittsburgh.
Fri, 12/27/2013 Car Accident Jason Sedlak killed, driver John Brezicky injured, may face charges in single car crash in Pittsburgh.
Sun, 01/05/2014 Truck Accident Truck driver killed after crash with SUV in Pittsburgh.
Wed, 01/29/2014 Bus Accident Luke Milliron slightly injured, 4 students and driver of school bus taken to hospital with minor injuries after collision in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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.
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.
Tue, 02/11/2014 Bus Accident 10 people injured after a Port Authority transit bus is rear-ended by a cement truck on Second Avenue in 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, 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.
Sat, 03/01/2014 Car Accident Melissa Tates, 34, killed, after her car crashes into a utility pole at an intersection in Pittsburgh.
Sat, 09/13/2014 Car Accident Vehicle crashes into police cruiser near Marion Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania