PITTSBURGH, PA – A driver was killed when his car crashed in the Swisshelm Park neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Friday morning, authorities said.
According to TribLIVE, the accident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. in the area of the Parkway East and the 1200 block of Commercial Street near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
Investigators determined that the driver of a 2024 Mazda 3 was driving outbound on the Parkway East and had exited the Squirrel Hill Tunnel when the car went over the guardrail near mile marker 76. The Mazda rolled down a hillside and landed in the Nine Mile Run stream.
The victim, a 49-year-old man, died at the scene. He was reported to be a teacher in the Penn Hills School District.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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