Crime & Safety

Teen Hurt In 3-Story Fall In Pittsburgh

A teenager was taken to the hospital Thursday after plummeting from the roof of a building.

PITTSBURGH, PA — A teenager was gravely injured Thursday morning after a fall in Highland Park.

Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said police and EMS were summoned to the 5800 block of Bryant Street at around 10:30 a.m. for reports of a person falling off a roof.

Upon arriving, they found a teenager who was performing roofing work had fallen approximately three stories.

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He was taken to the hospital with what authorities termed a serious head injury.

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