One person is dead and another injured after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 79 southbound on Tuesday, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office.
The two-vehicle crash happened just before 2 a.m. between the Canonsburg and Houston exits.
One of the vehicles was driving north on the southbound turnpike, hitting the other vehicle head-on, the coroner’s report said.
The driver of the vehicle that was going the wrong way was not wearing a seatbelt and was killed in the crash. Identification was pending notification of the next of kin.
Another person was taken to a hospital, according to Washington County 911. That person’s condition was not released.
The southbound lanes and Canonsburg on-ramp were closed for several hours after the crash, reopening just before 5:30 p.m.
State police, North Strabane Township Police, Canonsburg Police Department and the North Strabane Township Fire Department responded.
State police are investigating.
