SUV crashes off hillside in Penn Hills

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SUV crashes off hillside in Penn Hills

Brian C. Rittmeyer | Thursday, February 28, 2019 6:10 a.m.

WPXI-TV

An SUV crashed over a hillside on Brushton Avenue in Penn Hills on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019.

An SUV that crashed over a steep hillside in Penn Hills early Thursday morning came dangerously close to hitting a house.

The crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. on Brushton Avenue, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported.

Brushton was closed between Myrtle and Pine streets while crews removed the vehicle. Brush and tree stumps on the hill complicated removing the SUV, the station reported. The road has since been reopened.

Trees were credited with stopping the SUV from hitting a home.

Police at the scene did not release any information on the driver’s condition or how the crash happened, WPXI reported.

#BREAKINGNEWS Tow truck is now trying to pull an SUV up a hill, thru thick brush. This is Brushton Ave in Penn Hills. Live reports on Channel 11 Morning News pic.twitter.com/8n2HQiWuPs

— Lori Houy (@WPXI_Lori) February 28, 2019

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