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[naviga:h3]Woman’s death ruled accidental[/naviga:h3]

PITTSBURGH — A coroner ruled accidental the death of a woman authorities said was talking on a phone when her vehicle collided with a bus.

The Allegheny County coroner’s office said Monday that 41-year-old Jennifer Sprowls died of blunt impact injury of the head and torso following the Saturday morning crash in Dravosburg.

Authorities said she was “on a phone” with co-workers and wasn’t wearing a seat belt at the time.

[naviga:h3]Woman killed by train Carlow student[/naviga:h3]

PITTSBURGH — Officials at a Pittsburgh university say the woman killed hopping a train in the city was a student.

Officials said 21-year-old old Lindsey Marie Michaels and a man were hopping trains at the Norfolk Southern tracks on the city’s South Side early Sunday when the woman fell and was dragged under the train. The man also fell and injured his ankle.

Carlow University said Michaels was a junior at the College of Learning and Innovation.

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