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| Pennsylvania Turnpike: five killed and dozens injured in crash | Pennsylvania Turnpike: five killed and dozens injured in crash |
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| Bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles involved in crash in Westmoreland county, 30 miles east of Pittsburgh | Bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles involved in crash in Westmoreland county, 30 miles east of Pittsburgh |
| Five people were killed and dozens injured early on Sunday in a crash involving multiple vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a transportation official 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. |
| A tweet from Pennsylvania Turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo said the crash involved a tour bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles. | A tweet from Pennsylvania Turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo said the crash involved a tour bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles. |
| DeFebo told the Associated Press that the Westmoreland county coroner confirmed five fatalities and said at least 60 people were hospitalized with injuries. | |
| Twenty five victims, ranging in age from seven to 52 years old, were transported to Excela Frick Hospital in Mt Pleasant, Excela Health spokeswoman Robin Jennings said. Nine of those patients are under the age of 18. | |
| At least one of the 25 victims initially sent to Excela was transported to a nearby trauma center and the rest of the patients’ conditions were not known, Jennings said. | |
| 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 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. The National Weather Service forecast for Westmoreland county early Sunday listed light unknown precipitation and an air temperature just below freezing. | 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. | DeFebo told the AP it was “premature” to say if weather was a factor in the crash. |