Crime & Safety
Multiple People Dead After Major Crash In Chester County
Breaking: Multiple people were killed and several more injured in a rainy accident Wednesday afternoon.
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Multiple people were killed and several more injured in a rainy accident Wednesday afternoon.
The incident occurred at around 2:22 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Route 1 heading toward Newark Road in New Garden Township, authorities said.
A van carrying 11 people crashed, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
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Three of those people were killed, according to 6ABC. Several others were injured. The condition of the other victims is not known.
No other vehicles appear to have been involved in the accident.
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The road remains closed. Authorities are continuing to investigate.
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