Cyclist critically injured in Strip District crash
A female bicyclist was injured Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle in the Strip District.
Pittsburgh police said they responded to 16th Street around 9 a.m. The cyclist, who police did not identify, was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, police said.
Sixteenth Street between Penn and Liberty avenues was closed briefly after the crash.
No charges have been filed but police said they are investigating.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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