PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An 83-year-old man was hit by a vehicle Monday morning in Peters Township, officials said.
The accident was reported shortly before 8 a.m. at the intersection of Route 19 and East McMurray Road.
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Investigators said the man was walking across Route 19 and made it to the median. He stepped off the median, and a driver swerved but was unable to avoid hitting him.
A cane could be seen lying in the middle of the road after the accident, which officials said was not a hit-and-run.
The man was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for surgery.
Police had northbound lanes of Route 19 closed until shortly after 9:30 a.m.
The driver is not expected to be charged, police said.
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