Elderly woman found confused near busy highway bridge, Pittsburgh PA

Traffic

Reported: 11/15/2025 02:35 PM

31st Street Brg, Pittsburgh, PA

An elderly woman using a walker was found confused near the southbound side of Route 28 by the 31st Street Bridge in Pittsburgh. There is a report that a pedestrian may have been struck by a car in the area. Emergency services responded to assess and assist.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS

02:12

Transcript:

00:00

Route 28 southbound at 31st Street Bridge.

00:03

No one to talk to here is for an elderly female with walker.

00:07

She's on the side of 28 southbound near a bridge.

00:10

Appears to be confused.

00:11

She's wearing a red hat, a blue coat.

00:14

Nope.

00:18

South of the busway entrance.

00:20

Someone seems to have been hit by a car on the road.

00:24

Receive up.

00:31

124 complains about her back.

00:35

24 back in.

00:41

3688, I'm going to head.

00:50

3688, I'm going to head up towards Pioneer.

00:59

Go ahead, 17 engine.

01:02

Alarm has received arrival with returning companies.

01:05

We're going to speak around and take a walk through.

01:09

Copy. Attention all companies respond to the fire zone 317.

01:12

May return back in the service with the exception of 17 engine.

01:15

Again, attention all companies just want in the fire zone 317.

01:18

May return back in the service with the exception of 17 engine.

01:20

Time is 1737.

01:25

One eighty-five on North Shore.

01:28

Eighty-five up.

01:33

$1.00. $1.00.

01:39

$7,700 from my original location is that it's not an expert.

01:43

You give the call and the call back to leave, seven, four of the start.

01:55

The complaint, no callback, sir, that's affirmative.

01:58

Just a quick question for both units there.

02:00

Where exactly, or where exactly is this person here, of this vehicle versus pedestrian? I know that she stated a bit before.

02:08

We have a despise, Jim, watch you know, right up in you, the lady and say,

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