COAL TOWNSHIP – Two people are dead after a crash in Northumberland County Tuesday evening. According to WNEP, police say a minivan crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a tractor trailer on Route 54 in Coal Township around 5:30 p.m.
Two people in the minivan were killed. Two others were taken to the hospital. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. The crash also closed Route 54 between Elysburg and Mount Carmel during a police investigation. That portion of Route 54 is now open. (Matt Catrillo)
