A man had to be cut free from his vehicle overnight after a two-car crash on the Boulevard of the Allies near Craft Avenue left him critically injured, while a second driver escaped with only minor injuries. Three people in the other car walked away unhurt.
First responders were notified of the two-vehicle crash around 1:45 a.m., according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson cited by WPXI. Based on initial information, an inbound vehicle attempting to make a left turn without signaling was struck on its passenger side by an outbound vehicle, the station reported.
Paramedics extricated a trapped man from the inbound vehicle and transported him to a hospital in critical condition, per the same report. The driver of that vehicle was taken to a hospital in stable condition with minor injuries, while the three occupants of the outbound vehicle were not hurt, the station's report notes.
A Separate Account Points to a Downtown Dispatch
A notice attributed to the city places police, fire and EMS crews responding to the 300 block of Boulevard of the Allies downtown for a reported crash at approximately the same time, 1:45 a.m., according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety blotter item. It is not clear whether that notice describes the same incident as the overnight crash near Craft Avenue, so both accounts are presented here rather than merged into one.
A Stretch of Road With a Troubled History
The Boulevard of the Allies has seen a string of serious crashes in recent years. In March 2024, a crash near UPMC Mercy left one person dead and multiple people injured, as reported by CBS Pittsburgh. The following May, a Clairton man died after a crash along the same roadway, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The corridor has also been the site of massive multi-vehicle pileups. A 22-vehicle collision at the Boulevard of the Allies and Forbes Avenue ramp sent five people to the hospital with minor injuries. More recently, a crash shut down the southbound lanes of the roadway, as noted by WTAE, and another crash near UPMC Mercy closed the northbound lanes and caused major backups this spring, the station also reported.
