x
Breaking News
More () »

Deadly head-on crash in Columbia County

One person was killed and four people were taken to hospitals.

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — Two cars collided on Route 487 in Fishing Creek Township just before noon on Monday.

The coroner reports the driver an Oldsmobile Sedan hit a guide rail and then swerved into the oncoming lane hitting another vehicle head-on.

The driver of the Oldsmobile died; he was identified as a 52-year-old from Florida.

Two passengers in his vehicle and two people in the other car were hurt and taken to hospitals.

"About probably around noon today, I heard a loud bang from inside the house," explained Malinda Linesey of Orangeville. "I came out, well peaked out the window to see what was going on, I ran out here, and somebody was already calling 911."

The man killed in the crash has not been identified.

Route 487 reopened to traffic after being closed for about five hours after the deadly crash.

RELATED: Driver hospitalized after crash into building

RELATED: Person trapped in car after crash in Schuylkill County

Before You Leave, Check This Out