Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Dec. 22:

9-car crash in Strip District under investigation

An early Friday morning crash in Pittsburgh’s Strip District caused a chain reaction involving nine vehicles and city police are trying to figure out what happened.

One vehicle was discovered flipped on its side in the 1500 block of Penn Avenue at about 12:30 a.m. Friday, Pittsburgh police said.

The occupant of the flipped vehicle initially refused medical help, but an EMS physician on scene convinced the patient to be transported to the hospital for evaluation, said police.

It’s unclear how many other, if any, vehicles were occupied.

Four vehicles were towed from the scene, said police.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Duquesne home hit by fire

A blaze struck a home in Duquesne on Thursday night.

Firefighters responded to the scene around 9 p.m. in the 500 block of South Fifth Street in the Mon Valley city.

No injuries were reported, and there was no initial word on how the fire started, according to TribLive news partner WTAE.

3 injured in head-on crash in Oakland

A crash Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood sent one driver to the hospital and injured two others.

First responders were dispatched to a crash scene at the intersection of Boulevard of Allies and McDevitt Place around 2 p.m. Thursday, said Pittsburgh public safety officials.

A driver of one vehicle crossed the double yellow line and collided head-on with another vehicle, according to police’s initial investigation.

One driver was transported by medics in critical condition to the hospital, officials said. EMS also transported the two occupants of the other vehicle. The driver was stable, and the passenger suffered a possible broken leg, said officials.

The Boulevard of the Allies was closed in both directions for a period of time near the Birmingham Bridge due to the crash. The road reopened a short time after, according to TribLive news partner WTAE.

Pittsburgh’s Collision Investigation Unit is investigating the exact cause of the crash.

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