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One killed, one hospitalized after crash in Luzerne County

The crash happened along Route 118 in Ross Township near Sweet Valley Sunday afternoon.

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — One person is dead, and another is in the hospital after a crash in Luzerne County.

Troopers say Walter Gibbs, 81, of Williamsport, was traveling west on Route 118 in Ross Township near Sweet Valley shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday when he left the roadway for an unknown reason, striking a culvert and then a tree.

Walter was flown to an area hospital to be treated for serious injuries.

His passenger, Robert Gibbs, 83, died in the crash.

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