Leavittsburg man dies in crash on Pa. pike after colliding with two tour buses

Staff Report

BEAVER, Pa

Pennsylvania State Police in Lawrence County said the driver of a car was killed around 11:37 p.m. Friday after he drove the wrong way on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and collided with two tour buses.

Fred Westfall of Leavittsburg was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said he was driving westbound in the eastbound lane and was struck head-on by one of the buses, destroying his Chevrolet Lumina.

He was not wearing a seat belt, police said. After hitting the bus, the car hit the concrete median barrier before it hit the second bus, hit the wall again, and came to a rest in the eastbound E-Z Pass lane.

The driver of the first bus had moderate injuries to his foot. The second bus driver, a woman, was not injured.

A total of 96 passengers were on the two buses. Three of the passengers were treated for minor injuries at Ellwood City Hospital.