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Tractor-trailer crash on Fort Pitt Bridge prompts lane closure

By Patrick Damp

August 24, 2023 / 4:36 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

CBS News Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - An early-morning crash could cause a bit of a traffic headache for those heading out the door soon.

A multi-vehicle crash on the Fort Pitt Bridge's lower deck causing a lane restriction.

It involved a tractor-trailer heading outbound which crashed and began to leak fuel just after 2 a.m.

No injuries have been reported and traffic is getting by in a single lane.

We will keep you updated as the accident is cleared and traffic begins to flow once again.

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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.