Two rescued after McKeesport crash
By Natasha Lindstrom
A car crashed over a hillside and into a creek in Mc-Keesport Tuesday night, spurring a rescue operation in an attempt to pull at least two people to safety, initial reports indicate.
Allegheny County officials reported a two-vehicle crash on Long Run Road near Walnut Street about 5:30 p.m.
By 7 p.m., rescue crews had extricated at least one person from the car stranded in the creek and were attempting to free a second person, Trib news partner WPXI-TV reports. Crews used a rope system to hoist a stretcher up to the road, WPXI helicopter footage shows.
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