Two Employees Killed In Crash Into Plasma Clinic

PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Two workers at a plasma donation center died after a car crashed into a building along Western Avenue in the Manchester neighborhood on Saturday. Medics also pronounced a person in the car deceased. Parveena Begum Abdul, 55, and Laura Elaine Meneskie, 35, were both killed when the crash happened. A Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) notification was issued due to the severity of the damage and the unknown amount of entrapped victims at the time that police and EMS arrived. Police said two others were also injured. One of them is in critical condition. A medic from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and two Pittsburgh Firefighters were treated for minor smoke inhalation as well. There were around 10 employees and five donors in the building at the time. A small fire started in the building after the crash and two first responders were treated for smoke inhalation.