A 34-year-old Berks County man died Friday morning after a two-vehicle crash shut down a stretch of Route 322 in Clay Township, Lancaster County. Dennis McDevitt was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and the crash involved reported entrapment that drew emergency crews to the scene around 6 a.m.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. on the 2100 block of West Main Street, according to pennlive.com. The outlet reported that McDevitt was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased, and that the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
More than a dozen units responded to the scene of what dispatchers described as a major crash with reported heavy entrapment near Route 322, according to the seed report from WHP Harrisburg. Emergency dispatchers told the station the crash involved reported heavy entrapment, and online dispatch records showed multiple EMS units along with several police and fire crews called to the location near the intersection of West Main Street and Rock Road in Clay Township.
Smoke Reported, Multiple Rescue Attempts Underway
Dispatch reported heavy entrapment and multiple rescue attempts at the scene, and smoke was seen coming from a vehicle involved in the crash, per the WHP Harrisburg report. The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department reported that McDevitt was pronounced dead at the hospital following the crash.
The six a.m. crash and the police response closed Route 322, also known as West Main Street, from Clay School Road to Rock Road, according to lancasteronline.com. The roadway reopened shortly before noon, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation told the outlet.
Investigation Continues
Police said the cause of the crash remains under investigation, and no further details about how the collision occurred have been released. The closure kept a stretch of the busy route shut for much of the morning as crews worked to clear the scene and complete rescue efforts.
