Scranton, PA : Man dies after hit-and-run crash in Greenfield Twp. on Tuesday, 18th October 2016

One man is dead and another injured after a hit-and-run crash along Interstate 81 in Greenfield Twp. on Tuesday afternoon.

State police are searching for the driver of a large pickup who fled the scene after striking the New York men at mile marker 204.7 in the southbound lane of the interstate in Greenfield Twp.

The pair stood nearby as John Sauta, 25, of Bridgeport, New York, changed the tire of the vehicle they were in when the pickup or the car carrier it pulled hit the men and the disabled vehicle at about 12:15 p.m.

Both men were taken to the hospital. John Fiore, 57, of Clay, New York, died Tuesday night. State police did not release the name or condition of the other victim.

A preliminary description of the pickup is that it was possibly white and pulled a red trailer carrying two to four cars, state police said. The truck or trailer may have damage to its right side, as well as green and white paint markings from the vehicle it hit.

Anyone who may have seen or has information about the crash or pickup is asked to call state police at 570-963-3156.

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Man dies after hit-and-run crash in Greenfield Twp