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Woman killed in afternoon crash in Washington County
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A Burgettstown woman was killed this afternoon in a vehicle crash in Washington County that sent two other people to the hospital.
Debra L. Strong, 57, was killed when the Chevrolet sedan she was in struck a GMC pick-up truck head-on at about 1:15 p.m. on Route 18 at Log Cabin Road in Hanover Township, Washington County coroner Tim Warco said in a press release.
Ms. Strong was a passenger in the sedan that passed another vehicle, also headed northbound on Route 18, when the sedan struck a southbound truck in the southbound lane, Mr. Warco said.
She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident around 2:42 p.m., he said. The sedan's driver and an occupant of the truck were taken to local hospitals, Mr. Warco said.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
First Published March 7, 2013 8:18 pm
