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Multiple vehicle crashes on I-279 near Ross Park entranceAllegheny County PA

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Ross Park and Ride Entrance at Hov Ramp, Ross Township, PA 15229

According to the dispatch call, multiple vehicle crashes occurred on Interstate 279 near the Ross Park and Ride entrance and McKnight on-ramp in Allegheny County. The crashes involved several vehicles with airbag deployment and unknown injuries. Emergency services responded to the incidents.

Audio|Heard on: North Hills Police / Fire / EMS
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
2.11 at the HOV
00:01
Entrance at the HOV
00:04
entrance is outbound across township.
00:08
Four vehicle crash under an entrance.
00:10
One vehicle.
00:22
Ross from County, be advised, PSC, and EMS to Milamarker to 5.3-279 southbound for accident with unknown injuries.
00:49
County 85, I'll head up.
00:53
Copy.
01:00
60285 from County.
01:02
There's no vehicle description, but they said it's up against the barrier.
01:10
Sorry.
01:19
I'll need you if we're going to trade law.
01:23
John.
01:29
For rescue 40s on route.
01:32
For issue.
01:36
221430.
01:37
Good.
01:41
We got it just on the northbound side,
01:44
heading towards the city on the HOV, and we're going to try to flip around and come back up.
01:53
Okay, so it's northbound from the HOV.
01:58
It's going to be just past the on-ramp to the semi-9 into the city.
02:06
We're going to flip around trying to bounce back on it.
02:09
Okay.
02:10
One vehicle or the city has it, please.
02:14
It looks like a single vehicle airbag deployment, unknown if anybody's inside.
02:22
Okay.
02:28
County rescue force is going to be out with that.
02:31
There is one vehicle facing northbound MP southbound HOV lane.
02:38
And on track on scene as well.
02:41
I'll be out chanted for injuries.
02:44
I reach.
02:53
County 214.3.
02:56
Yeah.
02:59
We rolled up on one southbound 279 head into the city.
03:03
I got two vehicles.
03:07
One facing north in the southbound side.
03:10
Looks like I got a good accident.
03:13
I got one...
03:15
Not sure if anyone's in it, I'll give me an update here.
03:21
Okay, just confirming, you're with Rescue 40 or these two separate acts?
03:27
Negative. We're on a totally separate second accident.
03:30
Basically you passed the McKnight on-ramp at 279.

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Ross Park and Ride Entrance at Hov Ramp, Ross Township, PA 15229

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