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First Responders Rescue 80-Year-Old Woman After Vehicle Crashes Over Hillside In Shaler Township

SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- First responders rescued a woman after a car crashed over a hillside in Shaler Township early Tuesday morning.

KDKA's Royce Jones was on scene to witness rescue crews pulling a woman from the hillside.

The crash forced Shaler Police to close Seavey Road between Mt. Vernon Drive and Christler Street.

Family of 80-year-old Barbra Sawicki said she was pulling out of her garage and pushed the wrong pedal before barreling over the hillside near her house.

"She was in good spirits. She wasn't injured. Just a little shaken up," said Captain Nick Skalos from Cherry City VFC.

First responders said they had the woman safely rescued about 30 minutes after arriving on scene.

She was transported to an area hospital in good condition, officials said.

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