Two 11-year-old girls hit by driver of vehicle on Pittsburgh's North Side
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two 11-year-old girls were hit by the driver of a vehicle on Pittsburgh's North Side on Wednesday.
Officials said the two victims were taken to a local hospital after the crash at the intersection of Jacksonia Street and Brighton Road at around 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said one of the children was alert and conscious when taken to the hospital. She was in stable condition. The other girl was unresponsive at the scene and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said the initial investigation shows the driver of the vehicle made a left turn from Jacksonia Street onto Brighton Road when the two girls attempted to cross the street. The driver remained at the scene.
"There was a large van in front of the vehicle as they were making the turn. The initial portion of the street off Brighton was obscured to them slightly," Pittsburgh Public Safety PIO Emily Bourne said.
The crash happened near the Pittsburgh Police Zone 1 Police Station. Pittsburgh Public Safety said an EMS crew was in the area for a separate incident and was able to render aid immediately to the victims.
"It's right around dusk time," Bourne said. "It's rush hour, there's vehicles around, there's also pedestrians. Again, the initial investigation potentially indicates these two individuals were not in a designated crosswalk as they were crossing the street."
Police are investigating the crash.
