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5 dead, including infant, after car smashes into big rig in Pennsylvania

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5 dead, including infant, after car smashes into big rig in Pennsylvania
Five people died in this accident involving an 18-wheeler. The wreck happened on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Pennsylvania. (Courtesy: KDKA)

FARMINGTON, Pa. — An infant and four others died Tuesday afternoon in a crash involving two vehicles and a tractor-trailer.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the accident happened at around 2 p.m. on Route 40 in Wharton Township, Farmington.

All of those killed were in the same car, police said, adding that two people in another vehicle and the truck driver sustained minor injuries.

Investigators didn’t say what caused the crash.

According to a KDKA-TV report, the driver of a Honda Accord crossed into the other lane and hit the driver of a semi-truck head on.

All five people in the Honda died at the scene.

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Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.

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Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
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