UPDATE:
The victims from the fatal, head-on crash were identified Monday.
The driver of the Volkswagen Jetta was Mike Kelliher Sr., 59. The driver of the Hyundai Accent Marshall Black, age 53.
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Police in Dauphin County say they are having a difficult time investigating a wrong way crash.
They say they can't find any witnesses in the wreck that killed two men on Interstate 283.
A Hyundai was traveling North around 6 a.m. Monday, only in the southbound lanes. Police say the driven collided head-on with another car.
The call came in before six Monday morning as a man drove the wrong way, hitting a black Volkswagen driven by a 59-year-old man from Jonestown.
“Don't know why the driver may have been traveling in the wrong direction but hopefully we can figure it out,” explained State Police Trooper Public Information Officer Robert Hicks.
For hours Monday morning, Interstate 283's southbound lanes in Swatara Township near the Turnpike exit were closed as police investigated how this accident happened.
“At this point and time we don't have any witnesses, hopefully maybe when information gets out there, they'll call the Harrisburg Barracks,” stated Hicks.
The man driving the wrong way was wearing a seatbelt, but the person he struck was not.
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Pennsylvania State Police say a wrong-way driver on I-283 collided into another car killing both drivers early Monday morning.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, the collision happened just after 6 this morning. Police say the driver of the Hyundai Accent was driving in the wrong direction when it collided head-on into a Volkswagon Jetta. As of now, police do not why the driver of the Hyundai was driving in the wrong lanes and they say there were no witnesses.
The identities of the men have not been released, however CBS 21 News can confirm the one victim, a 59 year old, was from Jonestown.
While police investigated, I-283 Southbound lanes were closed for a couple hours causing heavy traffic problems. The lanes re-opened just after 9 this morning.
The Dauphin County Coroner reported to the scene with crews from Lower Swatara Township Fire.
Pennsylvania State Police continue investigating.
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Dauphin County crews are on the scene of a fatal crash.
Dispatchers tell us it happened shortly 6:30 a.m. on I-283 south in between exits one and two, near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Swatara Township.
Our crew just arrived on scene and says they saw one body being put into the coroner's van. There are reports another person was killed.
We’re working two confirm that a second body was taken from the accident scene.
No other details are available at this time.
The victims from the fatal, head-on crash were identified Monday.
The driver of the Volkswagen Jetta was Mike Kelliher Sr., 59. The driver of the Hyundai Accent Marshall Black, age 53.
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Police in Dauphin County say they are having a difficult time investigating a wrong way crash.
They say they can't find any witnesses in the wreck that killed two men on Interstate 283.
A Hyundai was traveling North around 6 a.m. Monday, only in the southbound lanes. Police say the driven collided head-on with another car.
The call came in before six Monday morning as a man drove the wrong way, hitting a black Volkswagen driven by a 59-year-old man from Jonestown.
“Don't know why the driver may have been traveling in the wrong direction but hopefully we can figure it out,” explained State Police Trooper Public Information Officer Robert Hicks.
For hours Monday morning, Interstate 283's southbound lanes in Swatara Township near the Turnpike exit were closed as police investigated how this accident happened.
“At this point and time we don't have any witnesses, hopefully maybe when information gets out there, they'll call the Harrisburg Barracks,” stated Hicks.
The man driving the wrong way was wearing a seatbelt, but the person he struck was not.
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Pennsylvania State Police say a wrong-way driver on I-283 collided into another car killing both drivers early Monday morning.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, the collision happened just after 6 this morning. Police say the driver of the Hyundai Accent was driving in the wrong direction when it collided head-on into a Volkswagon Jetta. As of now, police do not why the driver of the Hyundai was driving in the wrong lanes and they say there were no witnesses.
The identities of the men have not been released, however CBS 21 News can confirm the one victim, a 59 year old, was from Jonestown.
While police investigated, I-283 Southbound lanes were closed for a couple hours causing heavy traffic problems. The lanes re-opened just after 9 this morning.
The Dauphin County Coroner reported to the scene with crews from Lower Swatara Township Fire.
Pennsylvania State Police continue investigating.
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Dauphin County crews are on the scene of a fatal crash.
Dispatchers tell us it happened shortly 6:30 a.m. on I-283 south in between exits one and two, near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Swatara Township.
Our crew just arrived on scene and says they saw one body being put into the coroner's van. There are reports another person was killed.
We’re working two confirm that a second body was taken from the accident scene.
No other details are available at this time.