Avella Man Dies After North Strabane Crash

An Avella man was pronounced dead in the emergency room at Canonsburg Hospital following a two-vehicle, head-on collission Wednesday morning.  The Washinton County Coroner’s office says 37 year old Joesph Ayre Jr. was pronounced dead a short time after the crash around 8:45 a.m along Thomas Road in North Strabane near the intersection with Springdale Road.  He was not wearing a seatbelt. A cause and manner of death are pending investigation.  No other information is currently being released. North Strabane Township Police are investigating.