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Crash on Route 322 leaves one dead and another in the hospital

The eastbound lane by the Newport exit is closed.
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PERRY COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 11:30 a.m. (Sept. 23): State Police have identified the victims involved in the crash and additional information about the circumstances.

According to police, the crash occurred when a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Wendell Carr Jr. of New Castle, DE began to hydroplane, left the roadway, and overturned several times. 

A passenger in the vehicle, Clinton M. Lackey, of Altoona, was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Carr sustained a serious injury in the crash and is being treated an an area hospital.

Previously

Update (4:57) The closed portion of Route 322 has now reopened.

One person is dead and another is injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Route 322 in Perry County.

Perry County 911 says the crash occurred just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The eastbound lane is closed between the Newport and Watts exits.

The injured person was taken to the hospital by helicopter.

This article will be updated as more information is released.

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