Man killed, 7 people hurt in wrong-way crash in Westmoreland County

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man died after his car collided head-on with a wrong-way driver’s minivan Sunday afternoon in Westmoreland County, officials said.

The crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. on Route 380, near the intersection with Route 780, in Washington Township. The two vehicles involved ended up in a wooded area off to the side of the highway.

Zeth Reber, 22, of Washington Township, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office said. He was the only person in his car.

Investigators said there were seven people in the van that was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of Route 380 before hitting Reber’s car.

According to Channel 11′s news exchange partners at TribLIVE, all seven people in the van were taken to Forbes Regional Hospital with minor injuries.

Below is a map of the approximate crash location:

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