Fatal crash claims man’s life in Franklin Twp.
FRANKLIN TWP. — A man was killed and woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident Sunday on Buena Vista Road, said Rick Adobato, Fayette Emergency Medical Services chief.
The accident occurred around 9:41 p.m., when their vehicle crashed into a tree along a rural stretch of the narrow road. Fayette EMS said the car was on fire when first-responders arrived moments later.
Adobato said the man was trapped inside the burning vehicle and the woman had been ejected. He said the man was pronounced dead at the crash site.
Fayette County Coroner’s office was at the scene.
Adobato said the woman was taken via medical helicopter to UPMC-Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh.
The man and woman’s names have not been released to the media.
State police are investigating the crash.
Adobato said Smock, Flatwoods, DL&V, Perry Township volunteer fire departments were assisted by Fayette EMS.