West Orange ,PA : 23-year-old man killed in Route 280 crash on Friday afternoon ,July 24th 2015
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
WEST ORANGE — A 23-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed in a multi-vehicle wreck on Route 280 Friday afternoon, State Police said.
Matthew Kachurak, of Mountaintop, Pa., was driving a white BMW westbound near mile-marker 7 at about 11:12 a.m. when his vehicle crashed into a construction vehicle, State Police spokeswoman Trooper Alina Spies said. Kachurak lost control of the vehicle and struck two other cars, she said.
Kachurak was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Spies said.
His female passenger, Fallon Tarapchak, 21, of Moosic, Pa., was also brought to University Hospital where she was treated for minor injuries, she said.
The crash and the accident investigation shut down westbound lanes on Route 280 for several hours Friday.
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23-year-old man killed in Route 280 crash, State Police say