Three-Car Crash on Route 6

A four-year-old girl is dead following a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Route 6 in Roulette Township.

The girl, who was in a safety seat, was pronounced dead at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport.

Police say a car driven by 23-year-old Kelly Bresnahan of Dalton crossed the center line and hit a pickup truck driven by 59-year-old Douglas Merck of Murrysville, and then hit a pickup truck driven by 62-year-old Andrew Chapman Smethport.

Merck and Bresnahan were transported to area hospitals with moderate injuries. A three year-old boy and 27-year-old Tiffany Kowalewski of Mount Cary were flown by helicopter to out of town hospitals for treatment. Chapman wasn't injured.

Police are continuing their investigation.


Route 6 is closed in Roulette Township from Trout Brook Road to Reed Run Road.

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Emergency crews are on their way to a three-vehicle crash on Route 6 in Roulette Township.

Emergency radio reports indicate that five people are involved, there is entrapment and at least one person has been ejected.

We'll have more information as it becomes available.

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