School Van Driver Killed In Westmoreland County Crash

March 7, 2025 10:34 am

SALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A school van driver is dead and a teenager injured after a multi-vehicle crash in Westmoreland County. The crash involving a school van, a tractor-trailer and an SUV happened around 7:15 a.m. near the intersection of Route 22 and Route 819 in Salem Township. Route 22 was closed in both directions but has since reopened. The school van driver, identified by state police as Renee Davis, 60, was killed in the crash. There were no students on board the school van at the time. A district spokesperson said the van was on a route for the Greensburg Salem School District. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt. The district said the driver of the SUV was one of its high school students on their way to school. The 17-year-old student is OK but being evaluated at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. State police said that the tractor-trailer ran a red light and that sun glare may have played a factor in the crash.