LACKAWANNOCK, Pa. — Four people were killed in a crash in Mercer County on Friday evening.
The crash happened in the 1000 block of Mercer-West Middlesex Road in Lackawannock Township around 6:30 p.m.
The Mercer County Coroner’s Office said that James Leathe, 21, and Urie Blyer, 19, were killed in the crash.
According to a news release, Leathe was driving a vehicle at a high rate of speed going east, and crashed into a Toyota pickup truck that was traveling west and making a left turn.
Byler was a passenger in Leathe’s vehicle. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The coroner said they were both wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
Per a Pennsylvania State Police report, one occupant of the pickup truck died after leaving the scene while in medical care. The other occupant was flown to an area hospital, where they later died.
The occupants of the truck were identified as Larry Miller, 76 and Cynthia Miller, 76, both of Mercer.
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