PITTSBURGH (100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA) Just after 5:00 p.m. Friday, Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle accident at the intersection of Brookline Boulevard and Whited Street.
Upon arrival to the collision, units treated one of the drivers for a head laceration on the scene and was not taken to a hospital.
The other driver in the collision was Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Chief Darryl Jones.
Chief Jones was attempting to respond to a nearby fire; His lights and sirens were on at the time of the collision.
Following the accident, Chief Jones was experiencing shoulder pain and as per policy was taken to a hospital for drug testing.
The fire Chief Jones was attempted to respond to was on the 900 block of Berkshire Avenue.
A 1-alarm fire where no house occupants were harmed; A police officer suffered smoke inhalation and was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
Both the fire and vehicle accident are being investigated.
