3 Killed In I-70 Crash In Washington Co.
FALLOWFIELD (KDKA) -- Three people were killed when a minivan rear-ended a tractor trailer in a fiery crash Friday night on Interstate 70 in Washington County.
The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. near mile marker 38 in Fallowfield Township.
The Washington County Coroner's Office has now identified the victims as 57-year-old Frank Kramer, 52-year-old Kristy Kramer and 22-year-old Taylor Kramer, all of Middletown, Pennsylvania.
According to state police, the three victims were headed westbound on I-70 when their minivan slammed into the back of the tractor trailer, pushing it into the other lane.
The tractor trailer then struck a third vehicle.
The minivan hit the median barrier and caught fire.
All three victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The Coroner's Office reports witnesses said the minivan may have been speeding before it hit the tractor trailer.
There's no word on the conditions of the drivers of the two other vehicles involved.
Fallowfield Township and the Charleroi fire departments as well as Mon Valley EMS were called to the scene.
The accident remains under investigation by the state police.
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