UPDATE AT 8:55 AM: State police identified the victim as a 41-year-old man from Homer City, but his name was not released. Troopers added that Creekside firefighters were also called to the scene.
WHAT WAS FIRST REPORTED
One person died in a crash this morning on Route 119 in Rayne Township.
Indiana County 911 sent the Marion Center and Indiana fire departments along with Citizen’s Ambulance and State Police to the crash site near Chambersville Road on Wake Robin Curve. Marion Center fire officials said that a vehicle travelled off the road and off an embankment, rolled and hit a tree. A medical helicopter was initially called, but later cancelled. Officials confirmed one person was pronounced dead on arrival.
The identity of the victim will be released once the Indiana County Coroner’s Office notifies next-of-kin. That portion of Route 119 was closed for about three hours.
