PORTER TOWNSHIP — Three teenage girls were taken to hospitals with suspected serious injuries following a crash late Sunday, , on Route 209 in Porter Township, Schuylkill County.
According to Pennsylvania State Police at Schuylkill Haven, the crash occurred around 11:36 p.m. as a 2011 Ford Focus was traveling north on Route 209.
Police said the driver, a 16-year-old girl from Ashland, was negotiating a left-hand curve at a high rate of speed when she lost control on the wet roadway. The vehicle left the right side of the road, sideswiped a tree and sustained disabling damage.
Three Teenagers Taken to Hospitals
The driver and front-seat passenger, a 15-year-old girl from Ashland, were extricated from the vehicle and transported to Hershey Medical Center. Community Life Team transported the driver, while Hegins Area Ambulance Association transported the front-seat passenger.
A rear-seat passenger, a 17-year-old girl from Frackville, was transported by Minersville EMS to Lehigh Valley Hospital–East.
The police report listed suspected serious injuries for all three occupants and indicated that each was wearing a lap and shoulder belt.
State police cited wet road conditions and the vehicle’s speed in their account of the crash.
Assisting at the scene were West End Fire, Ravine Fire, Hegins Fire, Pine Grove Fire, Hegins EMS, Minersville EMS, Community Life Team and local fire police.