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Deadly crash on Route 115 in Luzerne County

The wreck happened before 10 a.m. Friday.

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — UPDATE 4:00 p.m.:

According to state police, the victim was a 37-year-old woman from Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Officials say she was a rear-seat passenger in a car driven by a man from Baltimore.

The driver and another passenger from New York were injured and taken to a local hospital.

Officials say the crash happened when the driver of the car lost control on the snow-covered road, crossed into the opposite lane, and hit the dump truck head-on.

The driver of the dump truck was not hurt.

Original story: 

A deadly crash closed a road in Luzerne County Friday morning.

State police confirm one person died when a car and dump truck collided just before 10 a.m. Friday on Route 115 in Buck Township, near White Haven.

Troopers say the road was snow-covered and that may have played a role in the deadly crash.

The name of the victim has not been released.

Route 115 was open again by 2 p.m.

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