1 killed in crash that sent tractor-trailer over hillside on PA Turnpike in Westmoreland County

DONEGAL, Pa. — One person was killed in a crash that sent a tractor-trailer over a hillside along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Donegal, officials said.

The crash happened just before 4 a.m. in the eastbound lanes at mile-marker 91, between Donegal and Somerset. Investigators said Amadou Alassane of Columbus, Ohio was driving that truck when he failed to make a left curve and rolled.

Alassane was ejected from the truck. It’s not known if he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

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