NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department is investigating following a two-vehicle crash in the county Friday.

According to information released Saturday by the department, the Hancock County 911 Center received several calls of a two-vehicle crash, with injuries, at approximately 7 p.m. Friday on state Route 8, just north of the New Cumberland city limits.

The initial investigation indicates a Kia sedan was traveling south, went across the center line, and struck a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling in the northbound lane.

The driver of the Kia, as well as a juvenile passenger, were airlifted for medical treatment to Pittsburgh, while the driver of the Jeep and a juvenile passenger were transported by ambulance to WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center.

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