A three-vehicle crash at the intersection of PA 168 and Route 51, also known as Constitution Boulevard, in Darlington sent three people to the hospital Monday morning. Beaver County 911 officials said the wreck was reported around 7 a.m., and at least two of the vehicles involved sustained significant front-end damage.
According to WPXI, the severity of the three victims' injuries was not immediately known in the hours after the crash. A Channel 11 crew on scene observed the damaged vehicles firsthand. As Beaver County Radio reported, South Beaver Township Police Chief Daniel Petrich said all three people hurt in the crash were conscious and alert when they were taken from the scene.
A Familiar Stretch of Road for Serious Crashes
This isn't the first time the Darlington area has seen a serious multi-vehicle wreck. A limousine and a pickup truck collided in Darlington Township near East Palestine Road on Constitution Boulevard, according to CBS Pittsburgh, with state police saying eight people were taken to hospitals in that incident. Troopers told KDKA-TV that while injuries in that crash were serious, everyone involved was expected to survive, and the pickup truck driver was cited for a stop sign violation.
CBS Pittsburgh, citing a witness, reported eleven people involved in that same limousine crash, higher than the eight hospitalizations state police confirmed. Separately, back on May 8, 2022, a two-vehicle crash with injuries was reported at Route 51 and Cannelton Road in Darlington Township, around 2:50 p.m., per the outlet's earlier coverage. In that crash, one driver suffered suspected serious injuries and was taken to Heritage Valley Beaver, while the other driver had suspected minor injuries and refused hospital transport.
What's Still Unknown
Investigators have not released what caused Monday's three-vehicle crash, and no information about the drivers, passengers, or vehicles involved has been made public. It also remains unclear whether any citations have been issued in connection with the wreck. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available from officials in Beaver County.
