Two Connellsville men die in car accident
DUNBAR TWP. – Two men died Saturday when the pick-up truck they were traveling in crashed on Monarch Road. Michael A. Long, 23, and David Hillen, 39, both of Connellsville, were pronounced dead at the scene by Fayette County Deputy Coroner Ross Rock.
State police did not indicate which man was driving when the crash occurred at 2:16 p.m. Police said the truck was going east on Monarch Road when the driver lost control while negotiating a curve. It flipped over several times, ejecting both men whom police said were not wearing seatbelts.
Dunbar and Monarch rescue personnel assisted police at the scene.
Further details were not available at press time.