West Virginia teen killed in Pennsylvania crash

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Published: Apr. 21, 2019 at 7:14 PM EDT
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Pennsylvania State Police say 17-year-old Makenzie Marie Deditch of Grafton, W.Va. was driving in the westbound lane on Route 286, in Center Township, when 54-year-old David B. Wilson lost control of his car going eastbound.

Wilson cross the center line and struck Deditch's car head-on.

In Deditch's car was also a passenger, 67-year-old Willard Francis Allshouse Jr. of Saltsburg, PA.

According to officials, both Deditch and Allshouse were killed in the accident.

Police say after Wilson hit Deditch's car he also hit another car. 45-year-old Elizabeth Bush of Blairsville, PA suffered moderate injuries.

Wilson was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Police say the road was wet when the accident happened, but they haven't released the cause of the crash just yet.