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Three people flown to the hospital following head-on collision in Washington County

By Patrick Damp, Lauren Linder

September 19, 2024 / 8:26 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

CBS News Pittsburgh

NORTH BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - Three people had to be taken to the hospital following a crash in Washington County.

Dispatch confirmed to KDKA that the head-on crash happened on Route 40 near Route 917 just after 7 a.m.

Two vehicles crashed head-on and three of the victims had to be flown to Pittsburgh area hospitals.

Their conditions were not immediately made available.

Route 40 was shut down as a result of the crash.

This is a developing story, stay with KDKA for the latest details.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.