WASHINGTON TWP., PA. (EYT) – One person died Tuesday morning in a head-on collision between a private vehicle and a commercial vehicle in the 3300 block of State Route 219.
Update: As of 2:45 p.m., State Route 219 is open according to the PSP.
The incident, which occurred on State Route 219 in Washington Township, Jefferson County, was reported to state police in Dubois around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, May 2.
State Route 219 has been closed and detours are in place, according to PSP DuBois. No information has been released at this time regarding the reopening of the road.
Jefferson County Coroner Brenda Shumaker said the deceased is a woman. An autopsy has been ordered and will be performed Wednesday by ForensicDx in Windber, Penn.
Emergency response teams from Falls Creek Volunteer Fire Company Friendship Hose Company #1, Brockway Volunteer Hose Company, Adrian Sandy Fire Company and DuBois EMS Ambulance responded to the scene.
No further details were given.
Dubois-based Pennsylvania State Police will issue a report on the incident soon.
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