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When someone is injured in an accident in Pittsburgh, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

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Accident reports by county

Allegheny County, PA - 194
Armstrong County, PA - 23
Beaver County, PA - 25
Butler County, PA - 65
Clarion County, PA - 7
Fayette County, PA - 38
Garrett County, MD - 7
Greene County, PA - 17
Indiana County, PA - 32
Lawrence County, PA - 9
Monongalia County, WV - 18
Preston County, WV - 10
Venango County, PA - 10
Washington County, PA - 38
Westmoreland County, PA - 98

Most recent accident reports

Motorcyclist Ryan D. Knopsnider, 31, killed after crashing into utility pole on Freeman Falls Road in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Motorcyclist Ryan D. Knopsnider, 31, of Mount Pleasant died of blunt-force head and neck trauma after his bike went off Freeman Falls Road in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and crashed into a utility pole on Wednesday.

Date: 
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Freeman Falls Road
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
High-Speed/Excessive Speed

Ryan D. Knopsnider, 31, killed when his motorcycle strikes a utiiity pole in Mt. Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania

Ryan D. Knopsnider, 31, died of blunt-force injuries to his head and neck after his motorcycle traveled off the west side of Freeman Falls Road in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County and hit a utility pole.
Date: 
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Freeman Falls Road
City: 
Mount Pleasant, PA
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Helmet Usage

Empty tow truck hits driver, abandoned house on Climax Street and Estella Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA

The tow truck driver was rushed to UPMC Mercy Hospital after an accident in the Beltzhoover neighborhood. No word on his condition. 
Date: 
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Roadway: 
Climax Street and Estella Avenue
City: 
Pittsburgh, PA
Type: Car Accident

Priscilla Simpson, 63, dies in a single-car crash in Washington County, PA

Priscilla Simpson, 63, of South Franklin, died today in a single-car crash in Washington County. The victim drove down a hilly driveway, crossed Bedillion Road, went over a hillside and hit a tree about 1:20 p.m. where she was pronoun

Date: 
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Roadway: 
Bedillion Road
Type: Car Accident

Pedestrian hit by car on South Side in Pittsburgh

One person was hospitalized after being hit by a car on the South Side at the intersection of South 22nd and Carson streets shortly after 2 a.m. The driver fled in a red vehicle. 
Date: 
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Roadway: 
South 22nd and Carson
City: 
Pittsburgh, PA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Brieyonah Painter, 18, Brandon Sulava, 19, Brandon Sauers, 15, Crystal Kelley, 41, killed, Robert Kelly, two others critically injured, transported to hospital, after a two-car head-on crash on State Route 156 in South Bend Township.

Four people, three of them teenagers, died in what the Armstrong County coroner is calling a "horrific" head-on crash overnight.
Date: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Roadway: 
State Route 156
City: 
South Bend, PA
Type: Car Accident

Sandor Macz, 39, killed, after he is struck by a CSX freight train near Naomi Road in Washington Township.

The Fayette County coroner has identified the man killed by a train early Saturday morning in Washington Township.
Date: 
Friday, April 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Naomi Road
Type: Train Accident

3 passengers seriously injured, transported to hospital, driver Evan Yuhouse, 23, flees the scene, after their car crashes into a concrete barrier at high speed on Route 982 in Bullskin Township.

A driver fled on foot after striking a concrete barrier early Thursday morning in Fayette County, and three passengers of the car were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Date: 
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 982
Type: Car Accident

Judith I. Huntsberger, 74, killed, after her car crossed the center line on State Route 30 in North Huntingdon, and collided with another vehicle.

A Hempfield woman has been identified as the person killed Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in North Huntingdon.
Date: 
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Roadway: 
State Route 30
Type: Car Accident

Jesse Boyd, 22, killed, 21-year-old passenger injured, taken to hospital, after their car collides with a pickup at an intersection near Burrell Township.

A 22-year-old driver has died from his injuries after a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Indiana County.
Date: 
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 119
City: 
Township of Burrell, PA
Type: Car Accident

Chris McDonald, 54, killed, after his car leaves the Bruceton Road, in Henry Clay Township, crashes into a pole and overturns.

A 54-year-old man died when his car drove off Bruceton Road, hit a pole and rolled over Saturday in Henry Clay Township, police said. Chris McDonald was killed in the Fayette County crash, police in Uniontown said.
Date: 
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Roadway: 
Bruceton Road
City: 
Township of Henry Clay, PA
Type: Car Accident

Eric Shane Mahan, 38, killed, after his vehicle left the Templeton Run Road and crashed into a tree, near East Finley Township in Washington County.

State police are investigating a fatal car crash Wednesday morning in East Finley Township, Washington County. A driver passing by the accident scene in the 500 block of Templeton Run Road reported the crash at about 4:15 a.m.
Date: 
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Templeton Run Road
City: 
Township of East Finley, PA
Type: Car Accident

Pilot killed, after his single-engine aircraft crashes upon landing at the Washington County Airport.

A pilot died Tuesday evening after crashing his small plane earlier in the day at the Washington County Airport.
Date: 
Monday, March 10, 2014
Roadway: 
Washington County Airport
Type: Aircraft Accident

Trevor McFadden, 16, De'Andre Jones, 17, killed, two other teens injured, taken to hospital, after their speeding car crashes into an oncoming vehicle on Route 119 in South Union Township.

A car with four juveniles inside was speeding on Route 119 before getting into a crash that killed two of them and injured two others Wednesday afternoon, state police said.
Date: 
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 119
City: 
Township of South Union, PA
Type: Car Accident

Brian J. Anselmino, 45, killed, two others seriously injured and taken to hospital, after a 3-vehicle crash on I-70 in Washington County.

A 45-year-old Canonsburg man was killed and two others were injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and two cars on Interstate 70 south in South Strabane Township on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Date: 
Friday, February 21, 2014
Roadway: 
I-70
Type: Truck Accident