PennDOT: Man killed crossing Parkway West to catch Uber
A 32-year-old Forest County man was killed Friday afternoon when he was hit by a vehicle as he attempted to cross the eastbound lanes of the Parkway West near the Fort Pitt Tunnels, Pennsylvania State Police told Tribune-Review partner WPXI.
Joshua A. Knowlton of Clarington, was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:33 p.m., the Allegheny County Medical Examiner said.
Knowlton was crossing the inbound lanes of the busy highway to catch a lift in an Uber ride-sharing vehicle when he was hit at 4:30 p.m., according to WPXI and the medical examiner’s office. The accident occurred between the Route 19 South truck exit and the Route 19 North/Route 51 North exit ramp, PennDOT said on its Twitter account.
UPDATE: Crash on I-376 eastbound between Exit 69B - US 19 Truck South/PA 51 South and Exit 69C - US 19 North/PA 51 North. All lanes closed.
— 511PA Pittsburgh (@511PAPittsburgh) June 11, 2021
The lanes were closed during an investigation by state police and then were reopened by 6:10 p.m., based on the PennDOT camera as seen on a 511 website.
Additional details from the state police were not available late Friday.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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