Eastern Pa. crash kills 2, critically injures 2

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May 5, 2010

Anonymous Associated Press Wed May 05, 2010, 08:29 AM EDT

COPLAY — Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a head-on collision has killed two elderly women and critically injured two other people.

State police in Bethlehem say the two were in a car heading south on Route 873 in North Whitehall Township when an oncoming car veered into their lane and hit the vehicle at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday.

Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim says 74-year-old Mary Ellen Koch and 83-year-old Emma Sensinger of Slatington died as a result of injuries from the accident. Another passenger and the driver of the other car were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where both were listed in critical condition Tuesday night.

The coroner has scheduled autopsies for Thursday. State police say they are still investigating the accident.

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