Pennsylvania
Head-on, wrong-way crash in Fayette County leaves one man dead
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a wrong-way crash that left a man dead on Friday afternoon in Fayette County.
According to troopers, the crash happened around 4 p.m. along Route 982 in Bullskin Township.
As a car was going around a curve, it crossed into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with another vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle who was hit was not injured in the collision.
However, the driver of the car who crossed into the oncoming lane died at the scene.
He was identified by the Fayette County Coroner as 50-year-old David Lancaster of Mount Pleasant.
Pennsylvania State Police Troop B is investigating.
A mother and her six children died when their Central Pennsylvania home exploded and caught on fire Sunday morning, state police said.
The explosion and fire happened at around 8:30 a.m. at a home on Long Run Road in Lamar Township, Clinton County, which is roughly 35 miles from State College. Crews arrived on the scene and found the home fully engulfed in flames, with the mother and her six children trapped.
State police identified the 34-year-old woman who died in the fire as Sarah B. Stolzfus. Her 11-year-old son, 10-year-old son, 8-year-old daughter, 6-year-old daughter, 5-year-old son and 3-year-old son also died in the blaze, according to state police.
A propane leak inside the house might’ve caused the explosion and fire, state police said. Propane tanks outside the home did not explode or contribute to the fire, according to state police.
The explosion and fire are under investigation by state police.
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police is investigating an incident in Salisbury Township on Saturday.
Lancaster County dispatch confirmed that troopers were called to the 4900 block of Strasburg Road for an incident that was reported around 11 a.m.
Fire and EMS was called to the area but have since been cleared, dispatch said.
This is a developing story. CBS 21 is working to learn more.
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