One Dead & Seven Injured In Westmoreland County Crash

November 15, 2021 4:15 am

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man died after his car collided head-on with a wrong-way driver’s minivan Sunday afternoon in Westmoreland County, officials said. The crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. on Route 380, near the intersection with Route 780, in Washington Township. The two vehicles involved ended up in a wooded area off to the side of the highway. Twenty-two-year-old Zeth Reber of Washington Township, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office said. He was the only person in his car. Authorities said there were seven people in the van that was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of Route 380 before hitting Reber’s car. All seven individuals in the van were taken to Forbes Regional Hospital with minor injuries.