Head-on crash in Ligonier sends 5 kids, 2 adults to hospital
LIGONIER, Pa. (KDKA) — Five children and two adults were hospitalized after a head-on collision Monday morning near Ligonier's EMS station in Westmoreland County.
The crash happened around 8 a.m. along North Market Street near Delaware Drive and Fairfield Road.
Two vehicles, a yellow Porsche with one driver and a silver Chevrolet Suburban with a driver and five kids in car seats, collided head-on.
Ligonier Valley police say they were told by a witness that the Porsche potentially crossed the center line.
First responders were on the scene in seconds because the crash happened right outside the Mutual Aid EMS building in Ligonier.
"Our crews were inside and heard something, which they said felt like it shook the building," said Shawn Penzera, the public information officer for Mutual Aid EMS. "They came outside and immediately started care. We had a total of seven patients, five of them were transported by ground, two of them went by air. We had one male patient flown to Conemaugh. Another patient was flown down to Children's Hospital. Serious, but stable condition."
There was one other passenger in the SUV; the family dog named CiCi.
CiCi bolted after the crash and is still on the loose. Ligonier Valley police said she is very skittish and they're asking people not to chase her. They are also asking anyone with any information on CiCi to please call 911.
The names of the people involved in the crash haven't been released and Ligonier Valley Police are investigating what caused this crash to occur.
