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3 Rescued After Barge Hits Boat On Ohio River

90.5 WESA | By Associated Press
Published August 6, 2019 at 7:10 AM EDT
Keith Srakocic
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AP
A towboat maneuvers empty tanker barges under Pittsburgh's West End Bridge across the Ohio River on Friday, Nov. 18, 2005.

Authorities rescued three people after a barge struck a boat on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh.

The crash happened around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday near the city's West End Bridge. The boat had become wedged underneath the barge before it was towed away.

There are reports of several injuries, but the extent is not known.
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