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The Hempfield Route 136 van crash

Firefighters found two people dead inside a burned van near the Route 136–Turnpike overpass. Initial accounts differ on which road it left before the crash.

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    Two killed in Hempfield van fire; path into overpass crash remains unclear

    Firefighters found two people dead inside a burned van near the Route 136–Turnpike overpass. Initial accounts differ on which road it left before the crash.

Timeline

Day 1 · 1 report

  1. A passing motorist on the Pennsylvania Turnpike reports the crash near mile marker 70.4, according to the coroner’s release described by TribLIVE.

  2. Westmoreland County dispatchers call emergency crews to I-76 east near the Route 136 overpass, WPXI reports.

  3. First to report

Who reported

9 outlets · 15 sources

Who's involved

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State PoliceLaw Enforcement Agency in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Places

  • Hempfield Township