Traffic & Transit
PA Turnpike Crash: Five People Killed Identified
The deadly accident early Sunday also left 60 people injured.
GREENSBURG, PA — The five people killed in Sunday's crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike have been identified, authorities said. The crash, which involved a tour bus, tractor-trailers and a passenger vehicle, also left 60 injured.
Three of those killed were on the bus: the driver, Shuang Oing Feng, 58, of Flushing, New York; and two passengers Eileen Zelis Aria, 35, of the Bronx, New York, and Jaremy Vazquez, 9, of Brooklyn, New York. Two UPS drivers — Daniel Kepner, 53, and Dennis Kehler, 48 — also died.
The accident happened at 3:40 a.m. at milepost 86 in Westmoreland County, about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, Turnpike Commission spokesman Carl DeFebo said. The crash closed both directions of the turnpike for hours.
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According to Pennsylvania State Police, the bus was unable to negotiate a corner, went up an embankment, rolled over and was hit by two tractor-trailers. A third tractor-trailer hit the first two, and a car also was involved in the accident.
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The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation into the accident.
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