Justice · Hempfield crashHempfield fatal crash: Two found dead in van after overpass collision and fireWritten November 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTCTranscript0:07Firefighters found two people dead inside a van after putting out the flames.0:12The crash happened beside a highway overpass, and the coroner is working to identify0:17both victims.0:18Investigators still have to determine which road the van left and what sent it0:23toward the overpass.0:24The van crashed near the Route136 overpass beside the Pennsylvania Turnpike in0:30Westmoreland County.0:31A passing motorist placed the scene near Turnpike Mile Marker70 .4.0:37The crash happened Wednesday, November4 .0:39County emergency officials confirmed two deaths.0:43An earlier dispatch description identified two people as injured, with their0:48conditions unknown.0:49Firefighters found both people dead inside the van after extinguishing the fire.0:55The emergency calls placed the response in late afternoon.0:58Although the crash was initially described as happening Wednesday night, a motorist1:03reported the crash at about four fifty in the afternoon.1:07Dispatchers called crews at4 :51 .1:10To Interstate76 East, near the overpass.1:15Those times mark the report, and dispatch.1:18Police haven't given a precise time of impact.1:20A county911 supervisor said the van left Route136 , struck an1:26overpass support, and caught fire.1:29But the van may have come off the turnpike, gone over a hillside, and struck a1:33guardrail.1:34Its approach hasn't been resolved.1:36The location near the overpass doesn't tell investigators which direction the van1:41was traveling.1:42It's also unclear whether the guardrail and support were struck during different1:46parts of the same collision.1:48Responders were called to a crashed van already engulfed in flames.1:52The collision was followed by fire, but police haven't explained what caused the van1:57to leave the road or what ignited it.2:00Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.2:03Turnpike officials and the coroner's office directed questions about the crash to2:07state police.2:09The coroner is working to identify the two people found inside the van.2:13Their names haven't been released.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
