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5 Harley riders killed in road accident
LANCASTER, Pa., (UPI) -- Three motorcycles collided with a van in Pennsylvania, killing five people and injuring two, authorities say.
Penn Township police Cpl. Rodney King said the three men and two women who were riding the Harley Davidson motorcycles were dead at the scene of the 5 p.m. Sunday accident in Lancaster County, the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal reported.
Another female motorcycle rider was taken to Lancaster General Hospital in critical condition. The driver of the van, taken to the same hospital, was listed in fair condition.
King said the motorcycle riders were heading north on Route 72.
"At some point, somehow, they collided with a van, and I don't know which way the van was traveling," he said.
All three Harleys hit the van in the southbound lane, the newspaper reported.
"One hit in front and then the other two hit on either side," King said. "So there was some rotation of the van. It's really hard to tell who was going which way because the van was hit in three different areas."
At least some of the motorcyclists were wearing helmets, police say.
"Some still had helmets on and there were some helmets strewn about the scene, which, they could have come off," King said.
LANCASTER, Pa., (UPI) -- Three motorcycles collided with a van in Pennsylvania, killing five people and injuring two, authorities say.
Penn Township police Cpl. Rodney King said the three men and two women who were riding the Harley Davidson motorcycles were dead at the scene of the 5 p.m. Sunday accident in Lancaster County, the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal reported.
Another female motorcycle rider was taken to Lancaster General Hospital in critical condition. The driver of the van, taken to the same hospital, was listed in fair condition.
King said the motorcycle riders were heading north on Route 72.
"At some point, somehow, they collided with a van, and I don't know which way the van was traveling," he said.
All three Harleys hit the van in the southbound lane, the newspaper reported.
"One hit in front and then the other two hit on either side," King said. "So there was some rotation of the van. It's really hard to tell who was going which way because the van was hit in three different areas."
At least some of the motorcyclists were wearing helmets, police say.
"Some still had helmets on and there were some helmets strewn about the scene, which, they could have come off," King said.