Port Allegany Man Dies in Crash
A Port Allegany man died in the crash that had Route 6 in Potter County closed for most of the day.
46-year-old Joseph Engl of Sartwell Creek Road was taken to Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, then transferred to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, where he died.
Police say the crash happened at around 8 a.m. when Engl's car went out of control on the snow-covered road, started fishtailing and entered the opposite lane of travel in front of a tractor trailer driven by 53-year-old Dale Hagerich of Johnstown. The vehicles collided head on and Engl was ejected from his car. Hagerich was not hurt.
The collision caused a large amount of fuel and oil to spill onto the road. HazMat crews were on the scene for 6 hours to clean up the spill.
The Coudersport Volunteer Fire Company, Roulette Fire Department, Coudersport Ambulance Service and Potter County EMA were on the scene.
46-year-old Joseph Engl of Sartwell Creek Road was taken to Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, then transferred to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, where he died.
Police say the crash happened at around 8 a.m. when Engl's car went out of control on the snow-covered road, started fishtailing and entered the opposite lane of travel in front of a tractor trailer driven by 53-year-old Dale Hagerich of Johnstown. The vehicles collided head on and Engl was ejected from his car. Hagerich was not hurt.
The collision caused a large amount of fuel and oil to spill onto the road. HazMat crews were on the scene for 6 hours to clean up the spill.
The Coudersport Volunteer Fire Company, Roulette Fire Department, Coudersport Ambulance Service and Potter County EMA were on the scene.
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