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BREAKING: 4 Dead, 7 Hurt After Tractor Trailer, van Collide South of Pittsburgh

by Rob Walker | April 24, 2008 at 02:49 pm | 417 views | add comment

A tractor-trailer collided with a van carrying residents of a mental health facility, killing four people and hurting seven.

The accident occurred in Somerset Township, when at around 10 am witnesses saw the van stop at an intersection and then pull right in front of the tractor trailer.

A tractor-trailer collided with a van carrying people from a mental health facility on Thursday, killing four people and injuring seven others.
Witnesses told investigators the van stopped at an intersection and then pulled right in front of the tractor-trailer, Washington County Coroner Tim Warco said. The van ended up on its side and against a building with its roof crushed.

The crash happened about 10 a.m. in Somerset Township, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh.

Warco said two bodies had been removed from the van and emergency crews were working to remove two more.

A tractor-trailer slammed into a van carrying residents from a group home for the mentally disabled Thursday, killing three people and injuring seven others.

The tractor-trailer pinned the white van, which was carrying 11 people, against a cinderblock building. The crushed van came to rest on its side, while the tractor-trailer remained upright.

The accident happened at about 10 a.m. in Somerset Township, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. Based on witness accounts, it appears the van stopped at an intersection and then pulled right in front of the tractor-trailer, Washington County Coroner Tim Warco said.

State police are on the scene of a fatal accident south of Pittsburgh in which a tractor-trailer collided with a van carrying people from a group home for the mentally disabled.

Washington County Coroner Tim Warco tells the Washington Observer-Reporter that at least three people are dead. Police say the accident happened at about 10 a.m. Thursday in Somerset Township, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh.

State police are on the scene of a fatal accident south of Pittsburgh in which a tractor-trailer collided with a van carrying people from a group home for the mentally disabled.
Washington County Coroner Tim Warco tells the Washington Observer-Reporter that at least three people are dead. Police say the accident happened at about 10 a.m. Thursday in Somerset Township, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh.