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Pennsylvania Turnpike: multiple people killed in crash Pennsylvania Turnpike: five killed and dozens injured in crash
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Authorities confirm accident but not number of fatalities in crash involving bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles Bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles involved in crash in Westmoreland county, 30 miles east of Pittsburgh
Multiple people were killed early on Sunday in a crash involving a passenger bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles in Pennsylvania, officials said. Five people were killed and dozens injured early on Sunday in a crash involving multiple vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a transportation official said.
Pennsylvania Turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo confirmed the deaths on Twitter, but a number was not immediately reported. A tweet from Pennsylvania Turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo said the crash involved a tour bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles.
A “prolonged closure” of the turnpike was likely, DeFebo said. DeFebo told the Associated Press that the Westmoreland County coroner confirmed five fatalities and said at least 60 people were hospitalized with injuries.
The crash happened in Westmoreland County, near Pittsburgh, around mile marker 86. The crash closed the turnpike between New Stanton at Exit 75 and Donegal at Exit 91, the newspaper reported. The crash happened in Westmoreland county, around 30 miles east of Pittsburgh. The crash closed the turnpike for an 86-mile stretch between New Stanton at Exit 75 and Breezewood at Exit 161, DeFebo tweeted. A “prolonged closure” of the turnpike is likely, DeFebo added.
The tour bus flipped on its side, DeFebo told the Tribune-Review newspaper. He said National Transportation Safety Board investigators were called to the scene.The tour bus flipped on its side, DeFebo told the Tribune-Review newspaper. He said National Transportation Safety Board investigators were called to the scene.
Further details were not immediately available. Further details were not immediately available. The National Weather Service forecast for Westmoreland county early Sunday listed light unknown precipitation and an air temperature just below freezing.
DeFebo told the AP it was “premature” to say if weather was a factor in the crash.