Witnesses pull passengers from burning car after deadly crash
By WGAL News Staff
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FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — One person is dead after a crash on Exit 40A in York County.
Crews were dispatched to a reported single-vehicle crash just after 7:30 Sunday morning.
According to the York County Coroner, the driver of the vehicle, a 33-year-old man, died at the scene of the crash.
The vehicle reportedly left the roadway and struck a concrete barrier head-on.
The car then slid on top of the barrier, rupturing the fuel tank and immediately causing flames to engulf the car.
Pedestrians who witnessed the crash stopped and helped three people out of the vehicle.
They began giving CPR to the driver of the car, who was unconscious and injured.
Upon arrival, EMS continued resuscitation efforts, but the driver died at the scene.
The coroner was called to the scene around 8:10 a.m.
The driver of the vehicle has not been identified.
The two other crash victims were sent to a local hospital, but their conditions are unknown.
The ramp did not fully reopen until 3:45 p.m., according to a York County dispatcher.
State police are investigating the crash.
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