Washington woman killed in weekend crash on Route 136
Courtesy of South Strabane Fire Department
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A Washington woman died Sunday following a three-car crash in South Strabane Township.
Emergency responders were called to the crash at Route 136 and Davis School Road shortly after 2 p.m. and found debris and vehicles scattered across the roadway, South Strabane firefighters said.
One of the people injured in the crash, Rose Marie Gillespie, 93, was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital, where she died nearly three hours later, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The cause and manner of her death were not immediately released.
Two other people were also injured, including one who was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment, South Strabane firefighters said.
Route 136 was closed for about two hours Sunday afternoon while police investigated the crash.
South Strabane police did not immediately respond to a phone call seeking information on the crash.
Firefighters from North Strabane and Washington assisted South Strabane at the scene.