2 women killed, 3 more injured in Interstate 99 crash

A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 99 in Blair County Monday night resulted in the death of two women, and injuries to three others.

The crash shut down I-99 northbound for about three hours between the U.S. Route 22 - Ebensburg/Hollidaysburg and Plank Road exits in Allegheny Township, according to the state Department of Transportation, as crews responded to the three-vehicle crash.

According to Blair County Coroner Patty Ross, 37-year-old Sabrina Fowler, from Johnstown, and 52-year-old Valerie Jenkins, from Johnstown, were passengers in a vehicle that crossed the median and hit a car head-on. They died from their injuries.

State police at Hollidaysburg said a Dodge Caravan was traveling southbound on I-99 at about 5:41 p.m. when the operator lost control and traveled through the median and over the guardrail wires into the southbound lanes of traffic.

The Dodge Caravan went airborne, police said, and struck a Hyundai sedan. A Ford Explorer then reportedly ran into the rear of the sedan.

All three vehicles traveled off the roadway and onto the berm, police said, the Dodge Caravan rolling over and coming to a final rest on its roof.

The driver of the Dodge Caravan survived the crash and is in stable condition at UPMC Altoona, according to WTAJ.

A Kentucky mother who was returning her daughter to Penn State was driving the car that was hit head-on. Both the mother and daughter are being treated at UPMC Altoona, WTAJ said.

The driver and passenger of the Ford Explorer were not injured, police said.

Allegheny Township Fire Company also assisted on the scene.

This story was originally published November 27, 2018 at 1:24 AM.