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Scooter rider in critical condition after crashing into side of SUV, police say

Scooter rider in critical condition after crashing into side of SUV, police say

PITTSBURGH — An early morning crash involving a scooter in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland area has left a man in critical condition.

First responders were sent to the intersection of Bates Street and 2nd Avenue around 5:30 a.m. for a pedestrian crash. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says a man on a scooter ran a red light, then hit the side of an SUV.

Our crew on scene saw that the scooter was heavily damaged in the crash.

That man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

The public safety official said the other driver remained on scene. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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