WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP – State Route 219 is closed after a three-vehicle accident that claimed one man’s life Wednesday afternoon in Washington Township.
Crews responded to the accident near Brockway Honda, which involved a van, a car and tractor-trailer. The van’s operator was killed as a result of the accident, state police said. The Jefferson County Coroner responded to the scene.
State police are currently uncertain of the direction in which the vehicles were traveling. State police said that the operators of the car and the tractor-trailer escaped without injury.
SR 219 will remain closed until the accident reconstruction is completed.