DUQUESNE, Pa. -- The 77-year-old chief of emergency medical services in the Pittsburgh suburb of Duquesne has died while responding to a car crash.

Duquesne EMS chief Harry Moore died shortly after he responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Thompson Run Bridge near the Kennywood Park amusement complex Sunday night.

Mayor Phil Krivacek said Moore had heart problems and it's believed he had a heart attack at about 7:30 p.m. He died a short time later at UPMC Braddock Hospital.

Moore's daughter said her father loved his job with all of his heart, and in the end, it's his heart that gave way.

Moore's family showed Channel 11 News his official EMS chief badge, which he received last year.

His daughter said he became an EMT 14 years ago after his wife passed away. It was a job he worked around the clock for no pay.

"Harry was probably one of the best volunteers in the city," said Krivacek.

Those close to Moore said he recently had stints put in his heart. Friends and family members said they urged him to take a easy, but as his daughter said you couldn't stop him.

Two people were hurt in the three-vehicle accident, but their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. One person, whose name has not been released, was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital by helicopter.

Route 837 was closed for hours in each direction while crews removed the vehicles from the bridge.

Krivacek said Moore was a jack of all trades. He said Moore was on the planning commission, a former builder and was known for being first on the scene. He remembers one particular crash about a year ago.

"A vehicle went over the hill out there by the bridge between the bridge and McDonald's. He was the first one down there," said Krivacek. "He went down the hill and checked the car, you know. I said, 'What are you doing down there?.' He says, 'Somebody had to go.' He says, 'I was the first one there,' and that's just how he was."

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