- Five people, including a mother and her son, died in a car accident
- The driver of a black Honda Accord crossed the double yellow line and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer
Five people were killed in a horror crash in Pennsylvania on Tuesday after the driver of their vehicle drove into the path of a massive tractor-trailer, killing everyone in the car.
The incident happened on New Meadow Run Drive in Warton Township around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to state police.
The victims were Harold Nibert, 55, Bradley Thivener, 47, Krystal May, 36, Amanda Dawson, 33, and Amanda’s son Kullen Dawson, 7 months.
According to the corner office, Nibert was the driver of a black Honda Accord that crossed the double yellow line eastbound and struck the tractor trailer head-on.
Amanda Dawson (pictured), 33, and her son, seven-month-old son Kullen, were killed in the crash
According to the corner office, Nibert was the driver of a black Honda Accord that crossed the double yellow line eastbound and struck the tractor trailer head-on.
It remains unclear what prompted him to swerve into the tractor trailer, or what the relationships between the passengers were.
“No one wants a child involved. Today was just one of those days I wish I didn’t have to experience,” said Brian VanSickle, Fire Chief of the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department. WPXI on Tuesday.
‘That stretch of road is a dangerous stretch of road. We have had numerous fatalities over the years. Today’s event was probably the worst we’ve ever had.”
The corner said all the victims were from Delaware, Ohio and were in the same car at the time of the crash.
Thivener’s brother, Robb Thivener, said on Facebook: ‘Thank you for the kind words everyone…he was definitely a character and will be greatly missed! I love you little brother.”
Another brother of his, Michael Thivener, said: “Scott was undoubtedly one of a kind. I love you, little brother, and I’m going to miss you so much.”
A friend of Dawson’s, Bambi Rogan, said: ‘My heart ached to discover that my ex-general manager Amanda Dawson had been in a fatal accident. I will miss you, beautiful lady, and may God be with your family.”
According to her LinkedIn profile, Dawson worked in the food industry and was the general manager at Barrio Tacos.
“The investigation is ongoing with collision analysis and reconstruction specialists on scene,” Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kalee Barnhart said.
Sources said KDKA TV that a witness reported to police that the driver of the Honda had made an illegal pass before the crash and that speed was a factor.
All five victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Two occupants of the other car and the truck driver were slightly injured WBNS.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reportedly closed Route 40 in both directions between the intersection of Route 381 and the intersection of Dinner Bell 5 Forks Road and Dinner Bell Ohiopyle Road due to the crash until 7 p.m.
