One person died and three were injured, including a 5-year-old child, during a head-on crash in Adams County on Tuesday, according to the State Patrol.
State troopers responded about 9 p.m. Tuesday to a three-vehicle crash near East 120th Avenue and Sable Boulevard, according to a news release from the agency.
A GMC Sierra pickup was driving west on 120th when it struck the rear of a Ford Escape SUV and collided with an eastbound Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV, State Patrol officials said.
The truck driver, an unidentified 48-year-old man, died at the scene of the crash, according to the news release. He will be identified by the county coroner’s office.
Paramedics took a 5-year-old boy, who was a passenger in the truck, to the hospital with minor injuries, State Patrol officials said.
The 48-year-old man driving the Jeep and his 44-year-old female passenger were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries, according to the agency. The 24-year-old woman driving the Ford escaped the crash uninjured.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according to the State Patrol.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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