NORTH BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A head-on collision killed a teenager and closed part of State Route 40 in Washington County on Tuesday morning.
Washington County 911 officials say a portion of Route 40 in North Bethlehem Township was closed due to the crash.
Officials with the Washington County coroner’s office say the incident occurred around 5:11 a.m., when a vehicle traveling east on E. National Pike (Route 40) crashed into another vehicle heading west. Both vehicles caught fire.
Dispatchers confirm one person died in the crash, and another was flown to a hospital. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco identified the person killed as Chayse Allen, 18, of South Strabane Township. Allen was the driver eastbound vehicle.
It’s unknown whether Allen was wearing a seatbelt, officials say. The crash remains under investigation.
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