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2 Children, Adult Struck; MedEvac Called Near Lancaster County Church (Developing)
Three people, including two children, were struck by a vehicle in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, prompting a medical helicopter response, authorities said.
The crash happened near the intersection of Old Philadelphia Pike and Mount Vernon Road, close to Old Road Mennonite Church, around 2:58 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.
Emergency crews from Lancaster and Chester counties arrived to find an adult victim unresponsive, prompting life-saving measures at the scene, officials said. A helicopter was called in to transport the adult to a hospita…
Mom, Daughter Killed In Philadelphia Learjet Crash While Returning Home From Medical Treatment
The pediatric patient and mother aboard the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed and exploded in Northeast Philadelphia have been identified as Valentina Guzman Murillo, 12, and her mother, Lizeth Murillo Osuna, 31, of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, officials confirmed.
Valentina had been in Philadelphia since August 2024, receiving treatment for myelomeningocele, a severe spinal cord malformation, at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, family friends told Reforma. She had been discharged on Jan. 31 and was returning home with her mother when their Learjet 55 (XA-UCI) crashed just 30 seco…
NJ 25-Year-Old Woman Killed In Icy Crash On I-295, PA State Police Say
A 25-year-old woman was killed and a man was seriously injured after a crash on Interstate 295 Eastbound in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The crash happened around 8:52 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, at mile marker 5.7 of I-295 Eastbound, according to state police.
Samantha Kaitlin Cote, of High Bridge, New Jersey, was driving a 2007 Toyota Matrix on the ramp from US-1 Southbound to I-295 Eastbound when she lost control of her car after hitting a patch of ice, investigators said.
Cote's vehicle swerved right, then left, hitting a metal guide ra…
Three Hospitalized, Including Child, After Serious Crash Into Tree In Upper Providence Township
A child was seriously injured, and two adults were hospitalized after a violent crash sent a vehicle careening into a tree in Upper Providence Township, police announced on Monday, Jan. 6.
The crash occurred around 9:58 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, when a silver 2011 Nissan Murano traveling westbound veered off the road and slammed into a tree near Chinaberry and Harvest Lanes, police said.
First responders arrived to find three occupants involved. Two were trapped inside the mangled SUV and required extrication, while one person had been ejected from the vehicle, according to investigat…
PA Turnpike RV Explosion Victim ID’d: Coroner
The woman injured after a propane explosion destroyed a recreational vehicle and damaged property at the Blue Mountain Service Plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike has died and been, authorities announced on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Melinda VanNewkirk, 68, of Milton, Delaware, was pronounced dead at 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Cumberland County Coroner's Office. Her cause of death was listed as complications from burns covering 35% to 37% of her body. The manner of death was ruled accidental.
The explosion occurred at 4:55 a.m. on T…
$23K+ Raised For York County Family After Cats Spark Devastating House Fire
Over $23,000 has poured in for a York County family left homeless after a fire—started by a heater for stray cats—destroyed their home and claimed some of their beloved pets.
Kelly Snyder, her husband Mike, and their daughter Julia were left with nothing after a blaze ripped through their home on Larkin Drive in Red Lion, Tuesday, Dec. 3. While seven cats were rescued by firefighters, two were tragically lost, and others are still unaccounted for.
The family’s cousin, John McCarty, launched a GoFundMe campaign, which has already raised over $23,000 in donations from friends, family, neigh…
Major Crash Closes Stump Road In Warrington Township: Police
A white Kia SUV struck a PECO utility pole, rolled over, and entrapped the driver in a serious crash on Stump Road in Warrington Township, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
The accident happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. in the Chalfont section of Warrington Township, between Limekiln Pike and Billingsley Road, according to authorities. Witnesses told police the SUV, driven by a 73-year-old woman, was swerving erratically just before striking the pole, which sheared off from the impact.
The vehicle rolled three times before coming to rest on its side, trapping the driver inside, inves…
Man Shot Outside Longhorn Steakhouse, SEPTA Bus Struck: Philly Police (Video)
A 21-year-old man was shot multiple times outside Longhorn Steakhouse on City Line Avenue before crashing his vehicle into a SEPTA bus, Philadelphia police announced Friday, Nov. 22.
The shooting occurred on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at 10:32 p.m., in the 4000 block of City Line Avenue in the 19th District, according to the release.
The victim was inside a vehicle at City Avenue and Presidential Boulevard when three unknown males exited another vehicle and opened fire, police said. Attempting to flee, the victim crashed into a SEPTA bus before abandoning the car and running to the Longhorn…
