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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Two people were killed in a five-vehicle crash near the Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon, after one vehicle plunged onto the roadway below. 

The crash occurred around 3 p.m. and closed southbound Route 65 at the ramp to the bridge for several hours during the evening rush, according to PennDOT. The roadway reopened shortly before 7 p.m. 

Authorities said an SUV involved in the crash went over the side of the bridge and landed on Reedsdale Street on the North Side near Acrisure Stadium, killing the driver. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the driver as 52-year-old Michael Smith of Sheraden.

Another person was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being extricated from a vehicle using hydraulic rescue tools, but later died, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. The second victim was also identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as fifty-eight-year-old Danielle Jackman of Churchill.

No other injuries were reported. 

Investigators have not determined the cause of the crash, though Pittsburgh Police Chief Jason Lando said speed may have been a factor.