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Person killed in overnight Washington County crash

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CARROLL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A person is dead after a crash where a vehicle caught fire overnight in Washington County.

Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says the crash happened on State Route 481 in Carroll Township sometime before 3 a.m.

He found the driver, who has not yet been identified, lost control of the vehicle while traveling south, hitting a concrete parapet of a bridge at the intersection of State Route 481 and State Route 2023. The vehicle then caught fire.

Warco says 911 was notified of the crash around 3:07 a.m., after a passing motorist came upon the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by Carroll Township police.

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