Head-on collision in Indiana County claims 4-year-old

September 18, 2012 3:30 pm

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A 4-year-old child was killed this morning in a head-on car crash in in Indiana County.

The child was riding in a car on Lucerne Road in Center that crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed into an oncoming vehicle.

The child, who was restrained in a booster seat, was pronounced dead at the scene. An adult passenger sustained serious injuries, but another infant, a 2-year-old, escaped uninjured, state police said.

The driver of the other vehicle was not injured, troopers said.

State police have summoned reconstruction specialists to the scene as they investigate.

Moriah Balingit: mbalingit@post-gazette.com, 412-263-2533 or on Twitter @MoriahBee.
First Published September 18, 2012 3:27 pm

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