WHARTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Five people are dead after a crash in Fayette County on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of National Pike 40 and New Meadow Run Drive in Wharton Township at 1:21 p.m. State police said one of the victims is an infant. National Pike 40 was closed in both directions between Route 381 and Dinner Bell 5 Forks Road. It reopened just before 6 p.m. A commercial vehicle and two passenger vehicles were involved in the crash, according to state police. Police said all five victims were inside the same car. The coroner said all of the victims appeared to be from Ohio. Their identities have not been released. Troopers said the driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt. Two people in the third car had minor injuries. The fire chief believes speed played a role in the crash saying that the road was dry at the time, and it wasn’t raining. That will be part of the investigation.