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Jackknifed tractor-trailer closes Pittsburgh’s Fort Pitt Bridge for several hours

PITTSBURGH — A tractor-trailer jackknifed on Pittsburgh’s Fort Pitt Bridge early Tuesday morning, blocking outbound traffic for several hours.

The accident was reported shortly after 4 a.m. on the lower level of the bridge.

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Crews were able to remove the truck about 5:30 a.m., but all lanes heading toward the Fort Pitt Tunnel and Parkway West remain blocked until about 7 a.m.

Officials said the driver apparently lost control while merging from the “bathtub” area of Interstate 376 and fishtailed into the barricades. No one was hurt.