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Update: Two Dead Following Head-on Collision in Poconos

POCONO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Two people are dead after a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a tractor trailer in the Poconos. The coroner said Richard Ras...

POCONO TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Two people are dead after a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a tractor trailer in the Poconos.

The coroner said Richard Rascona, 47, of Cresco, was killed when his pickup truck and the big rig collided around 9:30 a.m. Saturday on Route 715 in Pocono Township near the intersection with Ann Lane.

Dwayne Scroggs, 35, of Stroudsburg, a passenger in the pickup, died at the hospital, the coroner confirmed Sunday.

The driver of the tractor trailer was not hurt.

Route 715 was shut down for several hours.

Police are still investigating what led to the crash.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

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