Woman killed in crash near the Mansfield Bridge

GLASSPORT (KDKA) - One woman is dead, and a child is in the hospital after a crash on Thanksgiving morning in Glassport. Allegheny County Police said the driver was found dead at the scene.  

Police said it was around 7:45 a.m. on Thursday when the 31-year-old woman and the 7-year-old child were involved in the crash. It happened right near the Mansfield Bridge in Glassport on Monongahela Avenue. Officers said a blue SUV was the only vehicle involved.  

"I was getting ready for church around 7:30 a.m. and I heard a loud bang. I looked out the window and I saw a blue car down near the bridge," Nancy Piazza-Whaby said on her front porch.   

Piazza-Whaby lives right next to the crash. She called 911 immediately to get help. The sound of the loud bang is all too familiar for her, and she knew it was something serious.  

"I just wondered if anyone was hurt. If anyone needed help. I just called 911 to make sure they would get here as quick as possible, and they did," she said. "A bunch of smoke was coming out of the hood of the car. Nobody was coming out. Nobody was around, so I called 911 and I reported there was an accident and it looked pretty serious." 

Piazza-Whaby told reporters crashes are commonplace outside her house.  

"A lot of accidents happen in this area, and I was just really concerned," she said while looking at Monongahela Avenue.  

Investigators said when first responders got to the scene, they found the woman dead. The child was inside the car. They were taken to a hospital in stable condition.  

"That's so sad on Thanksgiving. Just caution that everyone (to) drive (carefully) and take care on this Thanksgiving Day," Piazza-Whaby said.  

Police reopened the road around 11 p.m. No identity has been released for the victim or any relation between the woman and child.  

Allegheny County police continue to investigate. 

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