Adult, toddler at I-70 crash near Claysville | News, sports, jobs

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An adult and a toddler died on Sunday afternoon, when the car where they drove on the Interstate 70, crossed the grass -covered hill and met a tractor -trailer to the east near the Claysville exit.

An adult and a small child were killed on Sunday afternoon when the car where they drove fell almost head -on to a tractor -trailer on Interstate 70 near the output of Claysville.

The state police said that the passenger sedan of the family had traveled to the west on the highway

The adult passenger in the car died at the scene, while the toddler was flown to the UPMC Washington Hospital from the medical helicopter and declared dead an hour later, said the forensic doctor of Washington County, Timothy Warco. Her identities were not released immediately while the investigators worked on notifying relatives.

The forensic doctor said that the two adults in the vehicle had not worn seat belts at the time of the crash, and the child was not on a car seat. Both the child and adults were thrown out of the vehicle while crashing. The driver of the car, which was not identified, was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment with a medical helicopter.

The driver of the tractor -trailer, which was not identified by the state police, was not injured.

The collision opened the passenger side of the car and also started the tractor traffic a dam and into the back of a house along the highway in Donegal Township. The house in the 61 Donegal Ave. seemed to have minimal damage, and the resident who should not be identified said that nobody inside was hurt.

The lanes of the I-70 near the Claysville exit to the east were closed for several hours on Sunday, while the state police and the forensic doctor examined, which led to lengthy traffic documents in the nearby US 40, reworted as a driver.

Firefighters from Claysville, West Alexander, Taylorstown and North Franklin helped at the scene.