Carnegie Man Dies After Multi-Vehicle Accident Wednesday On Route 28
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Carnegie man died Friday from injuries he sustained in a multi-vehicle accident Wednesday.
According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, Zachary Wilkoski, 29, was pronounced dead Friday at 5:58 p.m.
Wilkoski was driving his Ford Mustang southbound Wednesday at 4:43 p.m. on Route 28 near the Highland Park Bridge in O'Hara Township when he was involved in a multiple vehicle accident that left him seriously injured. He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital.
No other injuries were reported. The road remained closed until early Thursday morning.
According to State Police, the crash occurred when a 69-year-old truck driver was unable to stop his loaded tractor trailer. He rear-ended Wilkoski and a chain reaction led to four vehicles being involved.
Pennsylvania State Police in Kittanning were handling the investigation.