WASHINGTON, Pa. — A 13-vehicle pileup on the flyover ramp from Interstate 79 to Interstate 70 killed one person Thursday evening.

According to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco, 64-year-old Jamie Doreen Wiles, of Wheeling, was declared dead at the scene.

The South Strabane Fire Department said in a press release that crews were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. to the ramp connecting I-79 north and I-70 west.

According to the fire department, three people were trapped in a vehicle. Warco’s report states Wiles was a front seat passenger and that the driver had lost control of the vehicle due to icy conditions.

The driver and a passenger in the rear seat were hospitalized with unspecified injuries. South Strabane Fire Department Chief Jordan Cramer said the passengers were transported

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