BREAKING: Highway official says at least 5 dead, 60 injured in massive crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike outside of Pittsburgh.
Emergency crews respond to a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mount Pleasant Township early Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2020. Multiple people were killed early Sunday in a crash involving a passenger bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles in Pennsylvania, officials said.
Emergency crews respond to a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mount Pleasant Township early Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2020. Multiple people were killed early Sunday in a crash involving a passenger bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles in Pennsylvania, officials said. GREENSBURG, Pa. — Five people were killed and dozens injured early Sunday in a crash involving multiple vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a transportation official said.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.
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.The tour bus flipped on its side, DeFebo. He said National Transportation Safety Board investigators were called to the scene.
Further details weren’t 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.
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