Sunday, February 1, 2015

Two Head-On Crashes on Route 309 on Saturday

Emergency personnel were busy Saturday, after cleaning up 3 motor vehicle accidents, 2 of which were head on, in the same area on Route 309 in Rush Township.
The first accident, which happened around 12:45pm, occurred near the Rush/Kline Township line and involved a van and a SUV hitting each other head-on.  11 people were injured in the crash and seven were transported via helicopters to local hospitals.

https://tamaquaarea.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/7-helicopters-used-to-transport-victims-after-head-on-crash-in-rush-township/

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The second crash, which happened around 3pm, occurred near the one mile hill and involved and SUV and a tractor trailer.  One person was reported to have been taken to the hospital.

https://tamaquaarea.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/driver-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-with-tractor-trailer-in-kline-township/

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The third crash, which happened around 10:30pm, and occurred almost in the same location as the first near the Rush/Kline Township line, involved two vehicles crashing head-on.  Three people were reported to have been taken to the hospital with injuries.  Route 309 was closed for about 45 minutes while the crash was cleaned up.

https://tamaquaarea.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/three-taken-to-hospital-following-head-on-collision-in-rush-township-2/