Pittsburgh DPW truck overturns, sending 1 worker to hospital

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh Department of Public Works truck overturned Friday morning on the city’s North Side, sending one worker to a hospital, police said.

The truck ended up on its side about 7:30 a.m. after the top of it struck a low train trestle along Merchant Street, between Martindale Street and Ridge Avenue, police said.

Two DPW workers were in the truck. Police said one of them was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, and the other worker was not hurt.

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OVERTURNED Public Works Truck behind the Clark Building on the North Side. This railroad overpass at Martindale and Merchant streets has a 9 foot clearance ...and over height trucks seem to encounter it often! #PittsburghTraffic #WPXI https://t.co/OIrvO45if1 pic.twitter.com/rNV6WP8NOU
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) January 10, 2020