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Update: Driver in Good Condition at AGH after Head-on Crash on Stoops Ferry Road

Rescue crews extricate trapped man this morning after his car collides with a tractor trailer.

A man is upgraded from critical to good condition at Allegheny General Hospital after a head-on collision just before 7:30 am today on Stoops Ferry Road in Moon Township.

An official report has not been filed, but at the scene said a man traveling in a car on Stoops Ferry Road near the Shafer Road intersection drifted into a lane of oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a tractor trailer.

received numerous calls at 7:27 am reporting a serious accident and possible entrapment.

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The man in the car was trapped, and firefighters from the cut him out of the car. He was taken by ambulance to AGH on the North Side, where he is now listed in good condition. Police did not identify either driver, but they said the man driving the tractor-trailer truck was not seriously hurt.

Police said both vehicles had considerable damage and were towed. Officers are still investigating.

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