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McKeesport Man Killed in Route 30 Crash
By Submitted Report
The Tube City Almanac
August 27, 2016
Posted in: Crime and Police News
A McKeesport man was killed early Saturday morning in a crash on the Westinghouse Bridge, Allegheny County police said.
Olin Simpson, 44, was driving a vehicle that collided with another car just before 3:30 a.m., police said. Simpson was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the other car were taken to local hospitals. Their names and conditions were not released.
Route 30 was closed for several hours between Center Street and Clyde Avenue during the investigation, but reopened just after 7 a.m., police said. County and East Pittsburgh police are investigating.
The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said Simpson died of multiple traumatic injuries.
Originally published August 27, 2016.
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