Woman killed when large steel cylinder escapes construction site near Pitts Petersen Events Center WPXI [Video]

PITTSBURGH — A woman was killed in a construction accident near Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood.

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Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said emergency crews were called to the 3700 block of Terrace Street at 10:40 a.m.

A woman was found to have catastrophic injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene minutes after medics arrived.

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The initial investigation indicates that a large metal drum escaped a nearby construction site, rolled down the hill, broke through fencing and hit the woman on the sidewalk.

Public safety officials said the piece of metal weighs at least one ton.

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A massive construction cylinder is seen in the middle of the road …