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Pittsburgh crash critically injures bicyclist; responding medic suffers attack

Jeff Himler
By Jeff Himler
1 Min Read April 29, 2020 | 6 years Ago
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A bicyclist was critically injured after crashing into a tree and falling down a Pittsburgh hillside, city police said.

The crash happened at about 6 p.m. in Nine Mile Run Hollow, near the 1200 block of Commercial Street.

Park rangers, firefighters and medics assisted in rescuing the male cyclist, who was lifted from the wooded area in a rescue basket. He was taken by ambulance to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in critical condition.

Police said a medic from Rescue 1 suffered cardiac arrest during the rescue, was resuscitated and was taken to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.

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