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Aftermath of an apparent house explosion on Waldheim Road in Mt. Joy Twp. Tuesday June 1, 2021.
CHRIS KNIGHT Staff Photographer
Aftermath of an apparent house explosion on Waldheim Road in Mt. Joy Twp. Tuesday June 1, 2021.
CHRIS KNIGHT Staff Photographer
Aftermath of an apparent house explosion on Waldheim Road in Mt. Joy Twp. Tuesday June 1, 2021.
CHRIS KNIGHT Staff Photographer
Tanker trucks bring in water to the aftermath of an apparent house explosion on Waldheim Road in Mt. Joy Twp. Tuesday June 1, 2021.
CHRIS KNIGHT Staff Photographer
A utility worker walks back the lane along the fire hose to the aftermath of an apparent house explosion on Waldheim Road in Mt. Joy Twp. Tuesday June 1, 2021.
Editor s note: This story was updated at 11:50 a.m. with new information from police and Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni.
A Mount Joy brother and sister were killed after a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer collided in East Petersburg on Saturday night, causing the vehicles to burst into flames, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police.
A car carrier tractor trailer struck the passenger s side of a Ford ranger on Graystone Road near Main Street (Route 72) at 9:06 p.m. on Saturday, according to police. The crash caused a fire.Â
Rescue crews arrived to find driver Brandie Leigh Kasper, 21, and her brother Leonard Christian Kasper, 18, inside the pickup truck, both dead at the scene, police said. The Kaspers were identified by Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni.Â
Two people are dead after a crash involving a pickup truck and a tractor trailer in East Petersburg on Saturday night that caused the vehicles to burst into flames, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police.
The two vehicles crashed into each other at Main Street, or Route 72, and Graystone Road at 9:06 p.m., causing both vehicles to ignite, police said in a news release.
Rescue crews arrived to find two people inside the pickup truck, both dead at the scene, police said. Neither personâs name has been released to the public, though authorities say they have been presumptively identified.
Updated: 1:09 PM EDT May 17, 2021
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. A 31-year-old York County man died of injuries sustained in a crash Sunday night on Route 30 West in Lancaster County, according to East Hempfield Township Police.
Albert Meier Acosta, of Windsor, was traveling west on the roadway near Rohrerstown Road at about 9:26 p.m. when his Mini Cooper struck a disabled Chrysler 300, which was parked along the shoulder of the highway, according to police.
The impact caused the Chrysler to catch fire, police say.
Acosta was transported to Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a member of the Lancaster County Coroner s Office, according to police.