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State police determine cause of truck overturning inside of Squirrel Hill Tunnel

June 12, 2022 / 8:26 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Cause of truck overturning inside Squirrel Hill Tunnel Determined

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The cause of a truck overturning inside the Squirrel Hill Tunnel last week has been determined.

On Friday morning, a truck carrying a trailer of gardening equipment flipped inside the tunnel.

According to state troopers, the truck and trailer were 8,000 pounds over the acceptable weight limit, which would have contributed to the brake failure that led to the truck overturning.

Charges will be filed against both the driver and the owner of the truck for vehicle and equipment violations.

Squirrel Hill Tunnel

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.