State Police say three people died following a head-on crash involving two vehicles in Tioga County.
A preliminary investigation at the scene revealed that a Toyota Highlander was traveling north on State Route 34 when it crossed into the opposite lane of travel and struck a southbound Chevy Silverado pick-up truck head-on.
Four people were inside the Toyota Highlander. The driver of the Highlander, a 42-year-old woman from the Bronx was transported by ambulance to Robert Packer in critical condition. A 56-year-old male passenger from the Bronx was transported by ambulance to Robert Packer Hospital for what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries. A rear seat passenger, a 41-year-old male from the Bronx was pronounced deceased on scene. A rear-seat passenger, a 38-year-old woman from the Bronx was transported by ambulance to Robert Packer and later succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.
One person was traveling in the Chevy Silverado pick-up, a 68-year-old male of Athens, PA who was pronounced deceased on scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
No names will be released at this time as notifications to the next of kin have not been made to all of the victims.
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