A driver walked away with only superficial injuries Monday morning after their SUV ended up wedged beneath a tractor-trailer in Penn Hills, according to multiple reports. Emergency crews found the vehicle's engine compartment pinned under the trailer when they arrived on scene, with the driver still inside.
According to WPXI, first responders were called to a crash on Universal Road around 8 a.m. Monday and found an SUV under a tractor-trailer, with the driver still inside the vehicle. Firefighters got the driver out of the vehicle and found they had sustained superficial injuries, the station reported. The driver denied needing to go to a hospital for further treatment, per the same account.
A separate report from WTAE described officials being called to Universal Road around 8 a.m. following reports of a two-vehicle crash, and said rescuers got the driver out of the vehicle. That account states the driver was treated for superficial injuries and was not taken to a hospital.
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Per WTAE, a towing company eventually removed the SUV from beneath the tractor-trailer. That report also noted no other injuries were reported in connection with the crash, and that the cause remains unclear.
Separately, WTAE reported that the SUV's engine compartment remained wedged beneath the tractor-trailer when officials arrived on scene in Penn Hills Monday morning, with the vehicle's operator still inside at that time. Rescuers subsequently removed the driver, who was treated for superficial injuries and was not taken to a hospital, according to that report.
The Penn Hills Police Department is investigating the crash, WPXI reported.
