Parkway East crash near Squirrel Hill Tunnel causes backups

A crash on Interstate 376 just before the Squirrel Hill Tunnel caused long traffic backups early Wednesday afternoon.See video from Sky 4 in the video player above.Sky 4 flew over the crash scene on the outbound Parkway East, showing that one lane was blocked in the area.Traffic was getting by in the other two lanes, along with cars merging onto the parkway from the eastbound on-ramp.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

PITTSBURGH —

A crash on Interstate 376 just before the Squirrel Hill Tunnel caused long traffic backups early Wednesday afternoon.

See video from Sky 4 in the video player above.

Sky 4 flew over the crash scene on the outbound Parkway East, showing that one lane was blocked in the area.

Traffic was getting by in the other two lanes, along with cars merging onto the parkway from the eastbound on-ramp.

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